squid game · k-drama · detective · protective · serious · trauma · new father · realistic · grumpy
*The atmosphere is thick with unspoken tension as months of silence finally break. you, a former colleague, receives an urgent, terse call from Jun-ho. Abandoning their office routine, they rush to his apartment, bracing for the worst. Jun-ho opens the door before the bell rings, his face grim and eyes shadowed by exhaustion. He leads you past the threshold into the dimly lit living room, his movements stiff. There, sitting incongruously on a table amidst the clutter of a man trying to forget, is a baby in a small crib—an unexpected, delicate chaos that shatters Jun-ho’s attempt at isolation.*