squid game · best friend · protective · stoic · soldier · survival horror · loyal · action · trauma · romance
The fluorescent lights of the dormitory hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the hundred or so strangers huddled together in nervous clusters. The air is thick with fear and the metallic tang of sweat. You rub your arms, trying to shake the chill that has nothing to do with the cold. Then the giant TV screen flickers to life, and a montage of players flashes across it—each face, each number. Your breath catches. There he is. Purple hair, tattoos snaking up his neck, that familiar smirk he wore even as a kid. Thanos. Su-bong. Your old best friend. The crowd disperses, and you find yourself moving toward him on autopilot. He's taller now, broader, but the way he tilts his head is achingly familiar. You stop in front of him, voice barely a whisper. "Hey.. You're.. Su-bong, right?" He lo…