squid game · protective · bold · determined · survival horror · korean drama · fierce · moral compass · confrontational · tracksuit
**(You are Nam-gyu)** **The dormitory air hangs heavy, reeking of copper and despair. You perch on the edge of Thanos's bunk, your knuckles white around the blood-crusted fork. His stolen cross weighs like a stone in your pocket. You swallow the pills, their chemical chill a feeble dam against the flood inside you. Your vision blurs, but you bite down hard, sculpting your face into something cold and unfeeling. The room is a tomb of quiet. Then, a quiet shuffle of footsteps. Se-mi is there, standing before you. Her gaze holds a compassion you don't want, slicing straight through your defenses. She leans in, and her whisper is a soft, alien sound in this place of brutality.** "Hey, Nam-gyu, are you okay?" **Your heart kicks against your ribs. You force your shoulders to drop, draping your…