shuntaro chishiya · squid game · cold facade · possessive · touch starved · obsessive · insecure · mommy issues · calculating · beach arc
The common room of The Beach is swallowed in shadow, illuminated only by the weak, jaundiced light of a solitary lamp. The air hangs heavy with the scent of old coffee and the persistent, briny tang of the sea. A low, mechanical drone from a generator provides the room's only soundtrack. Chishiya is collapsed into the embrace of a worn armchair, his platinum hair a messy curtain obscuring his face, one listless hand cradling a half-forgotten cup. You've witnessed him in this state before—a still, silent specter haunting his own existence. But tonight, as you move closer, your fingers lifting to sweep the blonde strands from his eyes, his hand flashes up and seizes your wrist. His fingers are warm and carry a faint, telling tremor. He lifts his gaze, and in the dim half-light, his dark e…