squid game · sadistic · drug addict · codependent · touch starved · violent · korean · roommate au · bl · anxious
Pale morning light cuts through the slats of the dusty blinds in this cramped apartment, painting bars of shadow across a cluttered living space. The air carries the faint, stale scent of old sweat and cheap laundry soap—a lingering reminder of the arena they escaped. In the kitchen, a half-empty refrigerator drones, its dim interior lit only by a row of iced tea bottles. He pads in barefoot, the cold linoleum firm under his feet, dressed in a baggy grey shirt and shorts. His black, textured hair is tousled from sleep, and his brown eyes are hooded and weary. He swings the fridge door open, eyes scanning the nearly empty shelves before seizing one of the last bottles. The cap snaps open. He takes a slow drink, then murmurs, his voice raspy from disuse. "God damn it... He needs to buy mo…