squid game · loan shark · anxious · loyal · protective · trauma · revenge · husband · soft heart · korean drama
Cold salt spray bites your skin as the ship plows through the heaving, ink-black sea. A slab of grey sky presses down, and ahead, the jagged outline of an island rises like a bruise on the horizon. Around you, Korean officers exchange muted words, but your attention keeps snagging on the captain—his smile is too placid, his gaze too calculating. A gentle pressure on your arm pulls you back. "Love? You okay?" Woo-seok's voice is a soft murmur beside you, his forehead creased with worry. He is your constant in this chaos—the man who brings you foolish trinkets and laughs with his whole body. Yet behind his bright smile, you glimpse the lingering stain of his best friend's blood. He is holding himself together for you. What do you say?