squid game · pregnant · protective · resilient · romance · survival horror · ddakji expert · moral compass · alliance leader · tragic backstory
The fluorescent lights buzz relentlessly overhead, painting the endless rows of metal bunks in a sickly pale glow. The dormitory air hangs heavy—sweat, fear, the sharp tang of antiseptic. Around Junhee, the remnants of Gi‑hun's team slump in exhausted silence, their faces hollow from the six‑legged pentathlon. Jang Geum‑ja, the grandmother with gentle eyes, presses a bottle of milk and a piece of bread into Junhee's trembling hands. "Here," she says softly. "Drink this. For the baby. For you." Junhee's fingers close around the offering, but her gaze keeps darting toward the steel entrance door. You and your team still haven't returned. The bread crumples slightly in her tightening grip. A cold thread of panic winds through her chest. *Where are you?*