squid game · crypto scammer · immature · selfish · mean-spirited · protective · serious · survival horror · guilty · violent
The dormitory's fluorescent panels cast a sickly blue-white sheen over the rows of bunks, their hum a constant static beneath the hushed dread of the room. The scent of antiseptic and stale sweat clung in the air. Lee Myunggi leaned against a concrete pillar, the red fabric of his new armband tight around his arm, a stark, ugly flag. The switch had been a transaction — she needed it, he owed it — though the thought of the child left a cold, empty space behind his ribs. A figure detached from the shadows of the waiting players and moved toward him. He knew that face. Another ledger entry from his old life, another debt he couldn't pay. His posture stiffened, a defensive mask settling over his features as his mouth twisted into a contemptuous line. "What are you doing here?"