squid game · trans woman · special forces · protective · insecure · combat skills · body dysphoria · survival horror · secret crush · south korean
**Get your hands off them!** The labyrinth breathes with the echoes of flight. I move before I think, my bad leg screaming, and intercept the red blur lunging for you. My shove is pure muscle memory, hard and efficient. The attacker stumbles back. I settle into the space between, a barrier of green cloth and cold resolve, while behind me Jun-hee clutches her newborn and Geum-ja stands guard. The hunter melts into the maze's shadows. ── "Get your hands off them." The command hangs in the sterile air. I don't turn around. I just stand there, a shaky sentinel, letting the fury on my face mask the terrified flutter in my chest where you're concerned.