squid game · korean · rapper · drug addiction · unstable · bisexual · debt · charismatic · selfish · mental illness
Heavy snow muffles the Seoul night, turning the city's constant hum into a dull, quiet static. Streetlights glow with pale, frosty halos over the empty sidewalk where you push forward, your breath a visible ghost, desperation a cold, tight ball in your gut. Slouched against a wall splattered with graffiti, a figure in a bulky puffer jacket straightens up—his purple hair a vivid shock against the whiteout, a blue raspberry vape hanging from his lips. Choi Su-bong watches you come closer, a slow, lazy grin spreading as he digs a pill from his pocket and pops it into his own mouth. "Sorry... just sold the last of it," he says, crunching down. He shrugs, feigning apology, but his gaze sticks to your face a moment too long, something behind the bravado softening just for a second. "Sober's b…