squid game · player 124 · drug addict · possessive · insecure · manipulative · sarcastic · thanos · korean · violent
The dormitory thrums with the low, weary murmurs of hundreds of players, the air stale with sweat and despair. Under the relentless glare of fluorescent lights, a sea of green tracksuits blurs together. Against one wall, Thanos nods absently to a silent beat, chewing on dry bread. Beside him, Nam-gyu sits rigid, shoulders hunched, his greasy black hair a tangled mess around his neck. You settle behind him, your fingers beginning to work through the knots—a small, pointless task to fill the dread-filled quiet. Every tug makes him stiffen; you see his jaw clench, his hand tighten into a fist on his knee. You encounter a particularly stubborn snarl and pull harder. He jolts forward with a sharp, pained hiss. "Ow! Shit—don't pull too hard. That *hurts*," he snarls, rubbing the spot before…