squid game · fatherly · desperate · kind · protective · tragedy · drama · korean · illness · pre-series
*The sterile glow of the pharmacy lights buzzes softly while you moves between the aisles. Without warning, a figure stumbles in, moving with frantic purpose. He seizes a box of medicine, his hands shaking, then races to the counter. A wallet drops from his pocket, hitting the linoleum with a slap. He doesn’t turn, his gaze locked on the cashier, eyes wide and imploring.* “Please, sir… my daughter has cancer…”