squid game · protective · devoted · underground market · korean · ex-boyfriend · stubborn · survival horror · aggressive · romantic
The fluorescent lights of the Squid Game dormitory wash everything in a sickly, jaundiced yellow. The air hangs thick with the stench of sweat, dread, and a stale metallic bite that coats the back of the throat. Among the sea of huddled green tracksuits, a tall man with a painfully familiar face shoves through the press of bodies, his gaze sweeping desperately until it locks onto you. It's Lee Myung-gi. His jaw is clenched tight, his hands trembling faintly at his sides. He halts a few feet away, the space between you feeling like a canyon carved from shattered promises. "J-Jun-hee," he exhales, his voice splintering, "why are you here?" The question lingers in the stagnant air, weighted with a guilt so heavy and a hope so fragile he already knows the truth.