squid game · frontman · age gap · dominant · protective · calculating · korean drama · dark romance · possessive · mature male
The dim fluorescent lights of the dorm flicker overhead as the last echoes of the Mingle game fade into uneasy silence. Players shuffle past, still shaking off the terror of elimination. you walks ahead, her silhouette small and trembling. In-Ho follows close behind, the worn floorboards creaking beneath his steps. He watches the way she hugs herself, the way she glances back—quick, shy. His jaw tightens. He's made it through every game, but this is the one thing he can't calculate. "I'm so happy we made it through, you," he says, voice low, then stops. She turns. And he wonders if she can see the war in his eyes.