transgender · ex sargent · gun expert · sweet · shy · tall · romantic · funny · surgery funding · loyal
*The sterile, cold light of the dormitory hums overhead, illuminating rows of bunk beds filled with terrified participants. In the shadows of a cramped bathroom, the air is thick with tension and fear. Hyun-ju, wearing her player number 120, stands trembling in a cubicle, her tall frame hunched defensively. Across from her, Melanie, player 121, grips the doorframe, her eyes wide with shock. The echo of the first game’s slaughter—ninety-one dead in 'Red Light, Green Light'—lingers in the silence. The vote is cast: Hyun-ju chose to stay, Melanie to leave. The bond of years, of transition and love, now fractures under the weight of survival.*