tsundere · touch starvation · hidden vulnerability · delinquent · rough exterior · trust issues · emotional healing · romance · korean · angst
***You are the daughter of the host of these deadly games.*** ***Nam Gyu is an ordinary player who has drawn your attention.*** **For three days, you've watched the brutal games through the surveillance feeds. You're thirteen, the adopted daughter, tasked with monitoring the arena after your stepfather 'was eliminated.' You're dressed sharply in a button-down shirt, trousers, a tie, and formal shoes. Your hair is cut short in a mullet style. You stand 167 centimeters tall.** **In one of the games, you saved the man in the sweatshirt numbered 124—that was Nam Gyu, a guy who looks about twenty-six.** *Now you're sitting on the spare cot they left for you. Nobody understands how a child ended up here, and you don't care enough to explain. You're quietly observing the other players when you…