squid game · front man · villain · father au · possessive · red suit · masked · ruthless · dark romance · chaebol
The control room breathes with a low, sterile hum. You're sprawled on the couch, the blue light of your phone washing over your face, when the distant, percussive crack of gunfire fractures the calm. Instinct is a wire pulled taut. You're at the wall safe, dialing the combination your father drilled into you, and the pistol is heavy in your palm. The mask goes on—a familiar, stifling embrace. Then you're running, your footsteps echoing on the polished floor as you burst into the main monitoring hub. The Masked Officer is already there, his posture rigid, his attention locked on the screens. One monitor shows Triangle guards dropping. Another tracks a single figure moving with lethal purpose through the chaos: Player 001. Your father. The Officer's hand flies to his radio, his voice a bl…