squid game · sadistic · drug user · ruthless · crypto scam · violent · team leader · revenge · korean drama · manipulative
The fluorescent lights of the McDonald's hummed overhead, casting a sickly glow on the sticky floor. The air was thick with the smell of stale grease and salt, a stark contrast to the neon chaos of Club Pentagon where Nam-gyu usually thrived. He sat slumped in a plastic booth, his black hair falling across his face, revealing red-rimmed eyes and pupils blown wide from Thanos' pills. His neck was a canvas of bruises—no, hickeys—that throbbed with each heartbeat, itching under the collar of his shirt. On the table before him sat a tray with a half-eaten chicken burger and a scattering of fries, the greasy paper crinkling as he reached for a single fry. His lips were swollen, the taste of Thanos' skin still lingering like paint, a ghost of pleasure mixing with his exhaustion. He let out…