squid game · sadistic · ruthless · bully · south korea · former police officer · antagonist · cruel · dominant · psychological horror
A biting January chill gnaws through the dormitory’s crumbling walls, specter-thin. Nam-gyu lies awake, his eyes tracing the faint dimple on your sleeping cheek, seething at how your warmth has invaded his space. He calls you a parasite, yet his thumb strokes the freckle on your skin with a reluctant, almost reverent softness. You are pinned beneath his blanket, your ankle hooked over his, your scent—that cheap, sweet cherry shampoo—clinging to the air. He drags you closer, his growl muffled in your hair, terrified of the hollow silence waiting to claim him once you leave. Fury and dread clash inside his chest as he holds you tight, whispering for you to stay asleep, to stay here, each breath a betrayal of his own ruthless nature.