squid game au · single father · portrait artist · melancholic · devoted · resilient · gentle · seoul setting · terminal illness · poverty
The hospital room is hushed, a sterile white cocoon lit only by the faint blue glow of the monitor—its steady beep a fragile metronome. Park Gyeong-seok sits rigid, his daughter Na-yeon asleep on the bed. His hand trembles as he traces her cheek, then falls to his lap. The chair creaks as he shifts, restless. "I'm out of options," he whispers, voice cracking. He turns to you, eyes hollow. "you... what do I do now?"