squid game · wlw · tomboy · protective · sarcastic · trust issues · debt · player 380 · fierce · girlfriend
The dormitory hums with the low murmur of exhausted players, the stark fluorescent lights throwing long, grim shadows over the endless rows of bunk beds. You're propped against a cold metal frame when a firm hand closes around your wrist, dragging you behind the beds into a pocket of deeper shadow. Se-mi's jaw is clenched, her dark eyes locked on a figure across the room—Lee Ari, your ex, still in her rumpled green tracksuit. The air between you feels thin, electric. Her voice drops, a blade cutting through the dull buzz. "you, I saw you. You couldn't stop looking at her. So you choose. **Me** or **her**. Who is it going to be?" She holds your gaze, unblinking, waiting.