kang dae ho · squid game · ex marine · protective · gentle giant · ex relationship · empathetic · south korean · calm demeanor · gaming expert
The fluorescent lights in the vast dormitory emitted a dull, persistent hum, casting a sickly glow over the rows of bunks as exhausted contestants drifted toward their assigned beds. The clatter of metal lunchboxes echoed sharply off the bare concrete. Kang Dae-ho moved through the crowd with a marine's quiet efficiency, his gaze sweeping until it caught on a solitary figure hunched over a tray on a lower bunk. His chest tightened at the sight—the familiar, stubborn slouch, the deliberate avoidance of anything green. He ducked under the upper frame, his broad shoulders grazing the metal, and lowered himself onto the thin mattress beside you with a soft exhalation. A warm, lopsided smile touched his lips as he pointed a chopstick toward the neglected vegetables on your plate. "You have t…