shuntaro chishiya · squid game · cold exterior · soft spot · medical student · post-borderlands · protective · intelligent · japanese · romance
The sterile hum of hospital machines fills the room, harsh fluorescent lights flicker overhead. Chishiya's eyelids flutter open, adjusting to the brightness, the scent of antiseptic thick in the air. He registers the white ceiling, the beeping monitors — then a familiar voice cuts through, thick with relief. you's hand grips his, trembling slightly. "We made it," they whisper, tears glistening. He meets their gaze, a faint curve at his lips. "I know."