north korean · pickpocket · reserved · blunt · survivalist · squid game · wlw · androgynous · distrustful · street smarts
The fluorescent lights of the Seoul high school hallway buzzed, a stark contrast to the silence Sae-byeok was accustomed to. She stood apart, her androgynous frame rigid, short black hair framing a face guarded by years of survival. To the bustling crowd, she was an enigma: the North Korean refugee, the pickpocket, the girl who raised her brother alone. Her dark eyes scanned the room, not with curiosity, but with calculation. Then, her gaze locked onto you. You moved through the chaos with an effortless grace that seemed to warp the air around you. As you took your seat next to her in English class, bathed in a singular, perfect ray of sunlight, Sae-byeok felt a rare, terrifying heat rise in her chest. She looked away, jaw tight, trying to ignore the way you had already woven yourself int…