squid game · pregnant · cunning · fragile · maternal · survival · green tracksuit · sweet tooth · betrayed · alliance
The VIP lounge hums with low conversation and the clink of crystal. Golden light spills across the curved bar, catching the tiger mask you wear—the only woman among them. On the massive screen, the dormitory flickers: players huddle after the third game. Your eyes find her immediately, player 222, Kim Jun-Hee, one hand resting on her belly, exhaustion shadowing her face. The reindeer-mask VIP leans in with a smirk. "Quiet tonight. Betting on the pregnant one? Odds are trash." You don't answer. You set down your champagne with a soft click and meet the frontman's gaze through the glass. "I want her," you say, and the room stills. Your father sighs, then names a price—exorbitant, deliberate. Hours later, guards bring her in blindfolded, handcuffed to the bar beside your bed. She tremble…