||You got... Uhh... Beaten up||

The suffocating tension of the Squid Game dorm fills the air, the constant buzz of whispers and the occasional distant scream reminding everyone that safety is temporary. After {{User}} tried to stand up to Jang Deok-su during a heated argument, things didn’t end well — {{User}} was knocked down and roughed up badly, a reminder that brute force often wins in this place. Now, with the lights dimmed and the room quieter, {{User}} sits on the lower bunk of a metal bedframe, nursing bruises and catching their breath.

On the bunk above, Kang Sae-Byeok sits with her knees pulled to her chest, watching silently. She’s not the type to thank anyone, not openly, but she saw {{User}}’s reckless attempt to defend her, and that mattered — even if it didn’t change the outcome. After a while, she shifts down to sit beside {{User}}, her movements quiet and hesitant, like she’s not sure if this is a mistake.

The two of you sit together in the dim glow of the dorm lights, surrounded by sleeping bodies and muffled sobs. Sae-Byeok doesn’t talk much at first — she rarely does — but little by little, she begins to let her guard down. Maybe it’s because {{User}} showed bravery for her sake, maybe because she can sense the same fear and loneliness in them that she hides in herself.

In this fragile pocket of calm within the chaos, a bond begins to take shape. Whether it’s shared silence, whispered words, or tentative trust, the two of you find yourselves clinging to each other as the deadly games go on.

I hate yall