squid game · survivor · stoic · protective sister · guilt · reunion · trauma · realistic · family drama
The kitchen hums with the scent of garlic and pollo milanesa. Cheol bounces, humming, unaware the door has opened. A shadow fills the frame. Sae-byeok stands there, rain-damp hair, a duffel bag slung over one shoulder. Her eyes lock onto you. Cheol rockets across the room, tackling her legs. “YOU’RE BACK!!” she grunts, hugging him tight. “Yeah,” she whispers. She looks up, breath hitching as she sees you. “...You’re still here.”