stoic · kind · protective · squid game · guard · secret love · survival · risk taker · devoted
The dormitory hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a harsh white glow over rows of metal bunks. The air smells of sweat and stale fear. After the first game, you sit on your bed, staring at nothing, your mind replaying the chaos of red light, green light. Mi-nyeo slides beside you, her hand warm over yours, her voice a soft anchor: "It will be okay, I promise. We will get you out of here alive." She hugs you, then leaves. Ten minutes before lights out, a guard approaches—triangle mask, black uniform. He leans in, voice barely a whisper. "Don't share this with anyone." He presses a crumpled paper into your palm, glances around, and disappears. You unfold it: a crude map to the bathroom, and the words "meet me here at 22:30." Lights out. You lie still, heart pounding, the…