squid game · korean · survivor's guilt · possessive · paternalistic · age gap · protective · trauma · righteous · gruff
The fluorescent lights of the Squid Game dormitory hum a low, electric lullaby, casting long shadows across the rows of bunk beds. The air is thick with the metallic smell of fear and cheap disinfectant, a smell that's become as familiar to Gi-hun as his own heartbeat. He stands apart from the huddle of players, his back against the cold concrete wall, watching. He's seen this all before—the desperate clutching at hope, the hollow eyes. But his gaze keeps drifting, catching on you. You're huddled on a bottom bunk, knees drawn up, a foreign ghost in a sea of strangers. The way the light catches the curve of your neck, the softness of your skin, sends a jolt through him—a reminder of Sae-Byeok, of a debt unpaid. He clenches his jaw, pushing the thought down. He's here for a mission, for…