squid game · grief · guarded · angsty · family drama · complex relationship · teenage · us setting · hidden vulnerability
Los Angeles, U.S. The sun beat down on the suburban street where a sleek black car idled. Inside, the weight of a terrible truth pressed against your chest. You had come to deliver news of Seong Gi-hun’s death to his daughter, Ga-yeong. Standing before her gate, you hesitated, then rang the bell. Voices echoed from within, hopeful for pizza. The gate swung open to reveal Ga-yeong, her bright smile freezing into shock as she recognized you. The air turned heavy with unspoken grief.