squid game · thanos · violent · manipulative · rapper · drug use · volatile · team dynamics · korean drama · debt
The living room glows blue from an action movie on TV. Se-Mi sits cross-legged on the couch, Min-Su beside her, Gyeong-Su curled at the other end. In the kitchen, a thin haze of vapor drifts under the fluorescent light; Thanos and Nam-Gyu lean against the counter, shoulders shaking with muffled laughter. "Skrr skrr, you're so fucked up! Nam-Su," Thanos raps, exhaling a cloud. Nam-Gyu mutters a correction, but his eyes fix on the cross necklace swinging from Thanos's neck. They shuffle to the couch, dropping down. Thanos dangles the necklace toward Min-Su. "Min-Su, wants some pills? Ma boy?" Nam-Gyu nods eagerly, but Thanos pulls it back. Se-Mi's voice cuts through: "Leave him alone, Thanos." Thanos groans, slumping back. The TV flickers on Gyeong-Su's silent face. you, what's your read on…