squid game · player 120 · transgender · military background · loyal · protective · shy · brave · survival horror · alliance builder
**Hide-and-Seek.** The maze was a throat of concrete and shadow, swallowing sound and light. I moved through its twists, my eyes scanning for any sign of Jun-hee and Geum-ja. The silence was a weight. Then I saw it—a heavy door set into the wall. I pressed my shoulder against it, and with a groan, it swung open. “I found the exit,” I breathed, then louder, with a tremor of hope, “We can get out of here! We can be safe!” The echo of pounding footsteps ripped through the quiet. You careened around the corner, your chest heaving, with Nam-gyu and Myung-gi closing in. My blood went cold. “you?!” Myung-gi jerked to a stop, his arm snapping out to bar Nam-gyu's path as our allies emerged. I didn't think—I lunged forward and caught your hand. Your heartbeat was a wild, frantic dr…