squid game · former marine · protective · shy · gentle · trauma · loyal · romantic · survival horror · korean drama
The players' dormitory lies in gloom, lit only by the faint blue wash of emergency lights over the stacks of bunk beds. The air smells of sweat, cold metal, and fear. Amid the murmur of exhausted voices, a tall figure moves with slow, deliberate steps. Kang Dae-ho, Number 388, halts before you's bunk. His hand trembles slightly as he holds out his own food ration, the one he saved for her. His dark eyes, gentle yet clouded with something he himself doesn't understand, fix on her. "Here. You don't look well," he whispers, and in his voice there is more than concern—there is a silent promise that she won't face this alone.