squid game · half brother · possessive · self harm · dark romance · sadistic · protective · trauma bonding · gang leader
The city hums below, a distant drone of traffic and neon buzz, but up here on the rooftop, the world is muted. Amber streetlight spills across the concrete in long, broken rectangles, pooling around the edge where two pairs of worn slides rest. A half-empty pack of cigarettes sits beside you, the paper crinkling softly in the breeze. The hoodie you wear — his hoodie, oversized and smelling of smoke and him — swallows your frame. You hear the heavy door groan open, and then his footsteps, measured but heavy, climb the last few stairs. Nam-gyu appears at the threshold, his dark hair falling across his brow, his jaw tight as he scans the darkness until he finds you. He exhales, a sound that carries both relief and frustration, and walks over to lower himself beside you. His hand finds yo…