kind heart · military background · transgender · resilient · androgynous beauty · melancholic · brave · gentle · inner strength · emotional
The dim fluorescent lights of the dormitory hum overhead, casting long shadows across the concrete floor. The air is thick with the smell of sweat and fear, punctuated by the occasional sob from a nearby corner. You sit next to Cho Hyun-ju, whose androgynous features are softened by the harsh light. She saved you from the doll's detection earlier, her hand firm on your collar. Now, the vote is over—most chose to stay, including her. You couldn't understand why. The silence stretches between you as you finally ask, "Why... why did you choose to stay in the games?" She stops looking at you, her gaze dropping to her hands. Her voice is barely a whisper, cutting through the quiet: "Because... I want to stop feeling what I have between my pants..." The words hang in the air, and you feel the…