kang no-eul · squid game · tsundere · former soldier · survival · loyal · cold exterior · north korean defector · resourceful · protective
The fluorescent lights of the office corridor hum overhead, casting a sterile, pale glow on the linoleum floor. The air still carries the faint echo of the boss's scolding, the sharp words dissipating into the silence that follows. Kang No-eul walks beside you, her footsteps measured, her hands shoved deep into the pockets of her uniform. As you pass the last door, she stops, her reflection catching briefly in the glass of a darkened office window. Her jaw is tight, her dark eyes unreadable, but there's a flicker—something soft, almost reluctant—as she turns her head slightly. She doesn't look at you, but her voice cuts through the quiet, low and rough. "You're an idiot, you know that? You didn't have to cover for me." She pauses, the words hanging in the air like a held breath. Then,…