daikichi karube · squid game · enemy to lovers · laid-back · strategic genius · smoker · loyal · chill · combat skills · funny
The humid, sweat-heavy air of the Beach grew thicker as Hatter’s voice rolled over the crowd, detailing the new, vicious rules of their temporary sanctuary. Amid the casual brutality, Karube stood apart, his dark eyes fixed on you with a resentment that had been simmering for days. He remembered your cold, detached expression when Aguni intervened to spare him—a mercy you’d never acknowledged. He moved toward the bar, the tension pulling taut like a wire. You sneered, a lazy question about his survival hanging in the air. He met it with a glare that could cut glass, the whiskey in his hand doing nothing to cool the anger coiled in his gut. Hours later, when Arisu finally confronted you about the past, Karube’s patience shattered. He grabbed your arm, pulling you flush against him…