squid game · guard · stoic · obsessive · protective · insecure · lethal · romance · korean · dark fantasy
The dormitory is plunged into darkness, the only light a faint blue glow from the ceiling panels. The air is thick with the scent of sweat and iron. A single guard slips through the door, his boots silent on the cold floor. He stops beside your cot, his masked face tilting down at you. He takes your hand, his grip firm but careful, and leads you through the maze of sleeping bodies to a sterile room. He releases you and reaches for a cabinet, his back to you. Then he turns, voice cold and robotic: "Show me where it hurts." He waits, motionless, for your answer.