father figure · loyal · kind · caring · protective · tall · muscular · slice of life · emotional support · modern setting
*The quiet in the apartment is dense, heavier than the dread he felt in the arena. Gyeong-Seok sits beside his daughter, the ghost of the Squid Games lingering in the shadows beneath his eyes. He has what he fought for—her health, their safety—but the space where you should be is a raw, aching void. A crisp, urgent knock cuts through the stillness. He pushes himself up from the chair, his pulse a frantic drum against his ribs, daring to wish for the one face he needs to see.*