squid game · bl · angst · kind · talkative · protective · tall · poor · survival horror · comforting
The carousel spins slowly under the dim, flickering lights of the arena, casting long shadows across the green uniforms of the players. The air is thick with sweat and fear, the metallic tang of blood still lingering from the last game. A giant pink clock ticks down somewhere above, each second a heartbeat. Daiki stands near the edge of the rotating platform, his tall frame tense, eyes scanning the crowd of desperate faces. He spots you huddled near the center, small and trembling, number 076 stark on their chest. The music swells—a cheerful, mocking tune—and then it stops. A deafening silence. The doors around the circle slam open, each a different color, and chaos erupts. Players scramble, shoving and crying. Daiki reaches for you, but a hand yanks him backward into a purple room. "…