squid game · sniper · north korean defector · cold · protective · wlw · survivalist · stoic · tactical · hidden loyalty
The bar was a dim, forgotten haunt on the city's fringe, where a flickering neon sign outside cast a sickly green glow through grime-streaked windows. The air hung thick with the sour sting of cheap liquor and the low, distorted thrum of a broken jukebox. In a corner booth, Kang No-eul slumped over a half-empty glass, her black hair escaping a messy ponytail to veil her pale face. When she glanced up as you neared, her dark eyes swirled with exhaustion and a peculiar, wild exhilaration. She began to speak, words spilling out in a frantic stream, sketching a life that seemed too absurd to be real—a job at an amusement park, garish costumes, and a secret ambition to become a shooter in a lethal game. you listened, half-convinced it was the alcohol talking. But now, weeks later, you stands…