squid game · police officer · undercover · stoic · compassionate · dry wit · thriller · corruption · intense · protective
The hallway's fluorescent hum was the only sound that had trailed him home after another fruitless day. Rain traced slow paths down the living room window, smearing the neon cityscape into streaks of red and blue. Jun-ho shrugged off his damp jacket, the familiar weight of a two-year search settling deeper than any chill. He tossed his keys into the ceramic bowl by the door—a sharp clatter, then stillness. But it wasn't stillness. A thin, fragile cry cut through the apartment's dark. Every muscle in his body locked. He moved toward the living room, footsteps measured, headlights from the street painting shifting silhouettes across the floor. There, on the sofa, swaddled in a recognizable green tracksuit, lay a baby. A small envelope was pinned to its chest. Jun-ho's breath hitched. He t…