#kang ha neul

[littlewhompus]

We all say in unison

i actually want him so bad omg it’s not even a joke anymore.

[gongyoosgf]

army dreamers. - a dae-ho x gn!reader fic

warnings: minors dni!! gn!reader, very short fic i’m sorry.., angst, stressed dae-ho (i will sob), smutsmutsmut, dry humping, nicknames like honey, baby, etc, thigh job, cursing, not proofread, aftercare ofc, dae-ho needs a hug omg

an: this was requested by my lovely friend @222hyunju, i hope this is what you wanted ♡

the morning air is thick with the weight of unspoken fears. dae-ho sits at the edge of the bed with his elbows resting on his knees, fingers laced together as he stares at the ground. his shoulders are tense, his breath slow but heavy, like he's carrying something too big for his chest to hold.

you watch him from behind, the sheets cool against your skin compared to the warmth of his body just moments ago. he hasn’t said much since waking up, just a sigh, a hand dragging through his long hair, his back turned to you.

you know what’s haunting him. the games never really leave. and now, even though you both survived, the fear still lingers, clawing at his ribs, making a home inside him.

you move slowly, slipping out from under the covers. you crawl toward him, pressing your chest against his bare back. your arms wind around his waist, hands splaying over his stomach as you press a soft kiss to his shoulder blade.

��talk to me,” you murmur, your lips brushing his skin.

he exhales sharply. “it’s nothing, honey, just go back to sleep.”

his voice wavers, like he’s holding something back. you know better. your hands wander, fingers tracing the lines of his abdomen, feeling the way he tenses under your touch.

“dae-ho,” you whisper, pressing another kiss, this time to the nape of his neck. “you’re lying.”

his hands, which had been clenched into fists, loosen just slightly.

you shift, pressing your lips along his shoulder, his spine, anywhere you can reach. you’re worshipping every part of him that’s been hurt, every piece of him that’s still healing.

he shudders. “you don’t have to do this.” his voice is hoarse, barely above a whisper.

“i want to.”

your fingers trail up his chest, feeling his heartbeat, too fast, too unsteady.

dae-ho exhales shakily. for a moment, he stays still, but then, his big hands cover yours, gripping them like a lifeline.

he turns in your arms, burying his face in the crook of your neck, his breathing uneven. his arms wrap around you, pulling you into his lap, holding you like he’s terrified you’ll disappear.

you let him. you let him take what he needs, let him cling to you, let him feel that you’re real. let him know that you’re not going anywhere.

“i was so scared,” he finally admits.

“i know,” you whisper, cradling his face in your hands, pressing your forehead to his. “but you don’t have to be. not anymore. not with me.”

his lips find yours then, as if trying to make sure you’re real. making sure you won’t disappear like a dream. you kiss him back just as lovingly, promising with every touch that he’s safe. that he’s loved.

the kiss deepens, slow at first, sweet, desperate. but there’s something more now, an urgency buried in the way his lips move against yours. dae-ho’s hands slip under your shirt, tracing the curve of your back.

he pulls away, breath ragged, eyes dark with that raw need you’ve been stirring in him. his lips part, chest rising and falling as his eyes flicker between your gaze and your lips. “you’re too much for me,” he mutters, his voice rough with restraint.

you smile, fingertips grazing along his jaw, trailing down to the hollow of his throat, feeling the erratic beat of his pulse beneath your touch. “it’s okay. i can handle it,” you say softly.

he kisses you again, harder this time. one of his hands slips beneath the waistband of your pants, feeling the warmth of your skin as he draws you against him. you feel the evidence of his desire pressing against you, hard and insistent.

he groans, pulling back just enough to catch his breath, his forehead resting against yours. “you’re so perfect,” he mutters, as his hands trace the curve of your body.

you kiss him again, softer this time, like you’re grounding him with your touch. when you pull away, your voice is a low whisper, “i’m not going anywhere. you can let go. let me love you.”

his body shakes, whether from desire or the weight of his fears, you’re not sure, but it doesn’t matter anymore. he’s here. he’s with you.

his lips find the pulse point of your neck, teeth grazing your skin as his hands explore, urging you closer, faster, until neither of you can keep the pace. the touch becomes frantic and he’s no longer holding back. his lips trail lower, his hands move with purpose now.

his body trembles beneath yours, but the tension from earlier is slowly melting, being replaced by a need that burns through every inch of him. his hands roam as he gasps for breath, as if he's trying to imprint the feeling of you on his skin forever.

“please,” he says, voice breaking, “i need you.”

you can feel his desperation in every movement now, every brush of skin, every gasp. and as you pull him back into a kiss, deeper this time, he surrenders completely.

his hands slip lower, fingers skimming over the curve of your hips, your thighs, just enough to tease, but not nearly enough to satisfy. you can feel the tension in his body, like he’s struggling to keep himself in check, but his touch is already possessive, pulling you closer, urging you to let him in.

you let out a soft gasp as he pushes you back onto the bed, his chest rising with every labored breath. his eyes never leave you as he spreads your legs, just wide enough to slide his hands between them, fingertips brushing the soft skin of your inner thighs.

“dae-ho…” your voice is barely a whisper, but the way your body reacts to him says everything. your thighs opening instinctively, offering him more.

he leans down, lips ghosting over the soft skin of your neck as his fingers press into your thighs, moving ever so slightly, just enough to drive you crazy. his breath is hot against your skin. “i love you so much.”

he pulls away just enough to look at you, his eyes heavy with need, lips parted, face flushed with a mixture of desire and frustration. “don’t make me beg.” his voice is raw now, as he slides his hands up your thighs, fingertips brushing dangerously close to where you want him the most.

you shudder at the closeness, biting your lip to keep from moaning as his hands slowly, deliberately, begin to spread your thighs even further apart.

“i’m not making you beg,” you breathe, voice low and teasing. “but you have to show me what you need.”

dae-ho’s chest heaves as he presses his body closer to yours. his lips are hot against your ear, his voice a low, needy groans. “i need you. i need you so badly.”

without warning, he presses his weight against your thighs, using them as leverage to keep you pinned, his hips grinding into yours, making you gasp. the friction between you both is intoxicating, his hands gripping your thighs tighter, using them to move you against him. you can feel every inch of his body against yours, the weight of his need pushing you both toward the edge.

“tell me you need me,” he demands, his breath shallow, the tension in his voice rising as he drives himself harder against you. “please say it. let me hear it.”

“i need you, dae-ho. i love and need you.”

the pressure between your thighs is almost unbearable, each movement of his hips sending shockwaves of desire through both of you. dae-ho’s hands grip your thighs tighter, pushing them further apart as his body begins to tremble with need, each shift of his hips more frantic than the last.

“i need you so much, baby,” he whines, his voice strained, like he’s fighting to keep himself from losing control completely. his lips are just barely touching yours, breath hot and ragged as his hips begin to grind against the soft curve of your thighs, the friction building with each movement.

the feeling of him against you, so desperate and needy, drives you wild. you can feel him, so painfully hard, pressing against the soft skin of your inner thighs, the tip teasing, brushing against you. his fingers dig into your skin as if he’s trying to hold himself back, but it’s impossible.

“please…” his voice cracks. “let me feel you… i can’t hold back much longer.”

without waiting for a response, his hips surge forward, grinding against the smooth skin of your thighs, the rhythm steady and intense. the friction makes you both gasp, the sensation of him against you, in between your thighs, a mix of heat and pleasure. he moves with purpose, each thrust harder, faster, as he loses himself in the sensation.

you can feel his body begin to tremble above you, his breath hitching, his hands now pulling you closer, urging you to hold him tighter, to give him more. “f—fuck, you feel so good,” he mutters, a whimper breaking his sentence.

his movements start to become erratic, the tension building in his body as he nears the edge. “i can’t…” his voice is shaky, like he’s losing control, but he doesn’t want to stop.

you moan softly, your hands running through his hair, guiding him closer, feeling his desperation as he presses harder, grinding deeper in between your thighs. the pressure is too much, his movements become frantic, the pleasure flooding him as he reaches his breaking point.

with one final groan, his hips stutter as he cums, the intensity of it pulling a ragged gasp from his chest. you feel his body go rigid against you, his release spilling between your thighs, his grip on you unrelenting as he rides out the wave of pleasure.

he collapses against you, his breathing uneven, his body trembling as he tries to catch his breath. “god… i needed that,” he mutters, his face buried in your neck, his hands still gripping your thighs like he can’t quite let go.

dae-ho’s body remains tense for a few moments, but as the last remnants of pleasure fade away, he slumps against you, his forehead resting gently on your chest. you can feel his rapid heartbeat, still racing, but slowly, slowly it begins to calm. his breathing is shallow at first, but soon it steadies, and his hands loosen their grip on your thighs, now caressing you with a gentleness that contrasts the desperation from before.

you run your fingers through his hair, smoothing it back as you press soft, reassuring kisses to the top of his head. his body shudders slightly, but this time it’s not from need, it’s from the emotional weight of everything that had built up.

“are you okay?” you ask quietly, your voice soft, trying to make sure he’s truly with you again.

dae-ho lifts his head, his eyes still glazed with the aftermath, but there’s a look of vulnerability in them now.

he nods slowly, his hands reaching for you, pulling you closer to him, curling you into his chest. “i’m... I’m good,” he mutters, his voice still a little hoarse. “i just... needed that. needed you.”

you smile softly, nuzzling your face into his neck as he wraps his arms around you, holding you close like you’re his anchor. you can feel the faint tremor in his limbs, but it’s no longer a sign of stress.

you let your hands roam over his back, tracing the lines of his muscles, offering comfort in every touch. “i’m here,” you whisper, pressing a kiss to his neck. “always.”

his fingers trail along your skin, tender now, almost as if he’s memorizing the feel of you beneath him. “i don’t deserve you,” he murmurs, his voice thick with emotion.

“you deserve everything,” you reply firmly, pulling back just enough to look him in the eyes, “and more.”

dae-ho closes his eyes for a moment, as if letting himself truly absorb the safety in your presence.

“i’m sorry, i just…” he trails off, clearly trying to find the right words. “it’s hard to let go sometimes.”

you nod, understanding. “i know. but you don’t have to carry it alone. not with me.”

- - - - ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

uhh taglist: @222hyunju @kouzih @cybrasigilism

[meadowfics]

the kang family masterlist

kang dae-ho x f!reader

in a world where you have a family with kang dae-ho, the sensitive marine who is the living embodiment of sunshine

𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑝𝑎����𝑡𝑢𝑚

𝑛𝑜 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑚 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑛'𝑡 ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑡 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝑠𝑒𝑜-𝑎ℎ'𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝑏𝑦𝑒𝑜𝑙'𝑠 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝𝑠 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡 - 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑜𝑜𝑛

[strawbearyxx]

⋆˚࿔ my updated squid games masterlist 𝜗𝜚˚⋆

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧ *:

dae-ho ❤︎

✧ dae-ho headcanons

✧ dae-ho as your bf

✧ love you softly (smut)

✧ unexpected comfort (fluff)

✧ comforting him during the games (fluff)

thanos ❤︎

✧ thanos headcanons

✧ thanos as your bf

gi-hun ❤︎

✧ gi-hun headcanons

✧ gi-hun as your bf

nam-gyu ❤︎

✧ nam-gyu headcanons

✧ nam-gyu as your bf

in-ho ❤︎

✧ in-ho headcanons

✧ in-ho as your bf

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧ *:

[caribbean1989]

Squid Game season 2 Behind the Scenes

My GIF masterlist

[noona-clock]

Library Cupid 📚💘 - Part 3

Genre: College!AU, Library!AU, Fluff

Pairing: Kang Ha Neul x You (Female!Reader)

Warnings: None

Part 1, 2, 3, 4 | Words: 3,193

"Okay, that's definitely enough to pique my interest," you agreed.

Ha Neul nodded and said, "Great, let me go shelve this one and get the other."

You smiled at him right before he turned away, and if he was absolutely certain you weren't watching him leave, he would've put his hand over his heart and let out a shaky exhale.

Ever since you'd left the library yesterday, clutching Legends & Lattes, Ha Neul hadn't been able to stop thinking about you.

He'd been surprised -- but delighted -- to see you back so soon, and his delight had only grown when you'd relayed how quickly you'd devoured the book.

The book he had recommended for you.

And you'd wanted another!

Thankfully, it was easy enough to recommend the next installment in the series, but since the third book had yet to be released, he would need to think of something else for next time -- which could very well be tomorrow.

As soon as he got to the appropriate shelf, he ducked into the aisle and let himself smile as widely and with as much cheese as he wanted to.

It was just so thrilling to feel this way about someone! He'd had crushes before, sure, but never anything like this. And he'd only met you yesterday!

Was he crazy?

Maybe.

Oh well!

He lifted his arm to slide Legends & Lattes back into place, but just as the top of the book came to his eye level, he noticed something.

There was a sliver of pink along one of the pages, something that certainly hadn't been there yesterday. If he was noticing it now, he would've noticed it yesterday.

So, he meticulously found the page and opened it.

The corners of his lips curved upward when he saw a pink sticky note in what he presumed was your handwriting:

I've never craved a cinnamon roll more in my LIFE

He almost laughed out loud, but years of working in the library had sharpened his restraint.

After carefully removing the sticky note and slipping it into his pocket, he flipped through more pages and saw dozens of others.

Any other library assistant would be annoyed at having to spend time peeling them off the page and hoping they wouldn't rip.

But not Ha Neul.

He set the book on top of other books lining the shelf below, stating out loud that he needed to come back here after you left to retrieve it. Then, after he slid Bookstores & Bonedust out, he hurried to one of the librarian stations at an endcap nearby to grab a sticky note and pen.

Since he'd never been in love before, Ha Neul wasn't incredibly adept at flirting. Plus, he didn't want to scare you off the day after meeting you by mistakenly saying something creepy.

So, he figured he'd talk to you in a language you understood: via sticky note on the page of a book.

It was pretty genius if he did say so himself.

Unfortunately, he didn't have enough time to think of something cute or charming to say -- you were waiting on him to bring this book to you, after all -- so he simply wrote out 'Happy reading! :)' and left it at that.

Was that enough to let you know he thought your sticky notes were cute and he wanted to get to know you better?

Probably not!

But if you were as obsessed with mystery novels as it seemed, you could probably figure it out.

After jogging back to the desk, checking the book out to you, and watching you leave the library, Ha Neul let out a soft sigh and set his elbow on the desk and his chin in the palm of his hand.

Now all he had to do was wait.

You were definitely overthinking this.

Ha Neul had probably just seen that you'd left sticky notes in Legends & Lattes and thought it would be funny if he hid one in your next book.

Or maybe he hadn't even left it at all! Maybe someone else who'd previously checked the book out had and was the kind of person to wish any and everyone else who read the same book a happy time reading it!

But even if Ha Neul had been the one to leave the note in there, and it was specifically for you, it didn't mean he was... flirting with you.

The phrase 'Happy reading!' was extremely friendly in nature, and he'd added a plain smiley face. Not a winking face or a kissy face or a heart. Just a smiley face!

Yep, you were absolutely overthinking it. What you really should be doing was focusing on the book!

...Speaking of, though, a part of you wanted to pause your sticky note annotations as you read simply because you'd been caught out.

The other part of you quickly shushed that thought because that was simply how you read books! That was how you processed your thoughts! If you didn't write things down and mark them on the page, how could you truly enjoy the book?

Besides, Ha Neul obviously didn't think it was strange or dumb.

Not that it mattered what he thought, of course. Even if he had thought it was a strange or dumb habit, you would still do it!

Okay, enough! Stop thinking about it! Just read and annotate!

You huffed out a sigh as you approached the door to your apartment, unlocking it and slipping inside.

Thankfully, your roommate had class in the evenings most days; if she had witnessed you walking in like this (huffing and sighing with a frown plastered all over your face), you would've had to explain the situation to her. And saying it out loud would make you realize how silly you were being!

As you threw together some dinner, you tried to focus on how excited you were to read the second book -- or, rather, the prequel. You had been so pleasantly surprised by Legends & Lattes, and even if this one didn't continue the adorable love story, you were still anxious to discover what the story was.

When you were finally able to plop down onto your couch with your favorite sandwich, some carrot sticks, and your new book, you wasted no time in stuffing your face and starting to read (after you carefully peeled off the 'Happy Reading! :)' note and stuck it inside the front cover).

Yes, you should be doing homework. You really should be because, if you liked Bookstores & Bonedust as much as you had the first one, you wouldn't be able to put it down until you quite literally fell asleep with the book in your hands.

And, unsurprisingly, you only got a few chapters in when you realized that would absolutely happen again.

Looks like you'd be going back to the library again tomorrow to return it and request another!

The second Ha Neul clocked in for the day, he anticipated seeing you walk through the front doors.

He knew he shouldn't. He was probably going to be disappointed when the library closed for the night and you hadn't shown up. You had only devoured Legends & Lattes because you'd gotten caught up in the excitement of a new book, so you would take your time reading Bookstores & Bonedust.

But he did anyway.

He found himself glancing toward the doors whenever he could, his heart skipping whenever he saw them open.

He took at least five minutes longer than usual to do each of his everyday tasks because he stopped every so often to take a peek at the front desk, just in case you were there waiting.

He even volunteered to take over front desk duties starting from the time you came in yesterday.

Yes, it was a little pathetic. But Ha Neul had a full-on crush on you, and that's all there was to it.

As the clock ticked nearer and nearer to closing time, though, he began to lose hope.

But then, with only half an hour left before he had to lock the doors, those very doors opened... and in you walked.

Ha Neul couldn't stop a wide, cheerful smile from taking over his lips even if he wanted to, and his heart began to flutter in his chest when you caught his eye and replied with a smile of your own (yours was much more shy, but it was still a smile!).

"What's the verdict?" he asked as soon as he was sure you'd be able to hear him.

You didn't answer right away, waiting until you reached the desk and gently set the book down on the surface.

"I loved it even more," you told him with a soft chuckle.

Ha Neul sighed with relief, but before he could ask a follow-up question, you spoke again.

"I would like another book recommendation, but I was also wondering if you were able to submit the request I originally came here for," you said, your voice and body language displaying that you were just slightly nervous.

"Oh, of course," he assured you. "I got it sent out yesterday morning, so we should hear back hopefully by the end of the week."

You visibly relaxed, your lips forming into a smile again. "Great," you breathed.

"Now, for your next book, I may have an idea... but I just want to make sure you're okay with predominantly romantic storylines," he said, feelings his cheeks warming just a tad (embarrassingly enough).

"I am," you nodded. "I used to not care about romance in my books at all, but I've warmed to it as I've grown up."

"Okay," Ha Neul grinned. "How well-read are you when it comes to the classic authors?"

You pursed your lips in thought briefly before lifting your shoulders in a shrug. "Only what they've made me read in school. But if you count Agatha Christie, then I'm very well-read when it comes to her."

"I figured as much," he chuckled. "Would you be willing to try Jane Austen?"

Unsurprisingly, you didn't answer right away and narrowed your eyes slightly.

So, Ha Neul added, "I think you would enjoy Northanger Abbey, one of her lesser-known novels. It's her take on gothic novels, so there's not only a really sweet romance, but also mystery and intrigue. Plus, it's funny."

Apparently, that had been all he'd needed to say because your facial expression relaxed and you said, "You haven't steered me wrong yet, so let's give it a shot."

It was almost pathetic how wonderful hearing you say that made him feel.

"You got it," he grinned. "One Northanger Abbey coming right up."

As he began to turn around to take Bookstores & Bonedust back and retrieve Northanger Abbey, you reached out a hand as if to stop him.

"I can go get it," you offered.

Ha Neul quickly put his free hand over his heart and said, "This is all part of the job. I recommend, I retrieve. Your job is just to read."

For a split second, he was scared he'd been too cheesy.

But then you responded by lifting one hand up to your forehead to salute him and saying "Aye aye, Sir."

...If he thought his reaction to hearing you say that he'd never steered you wrong in a book recommendation was almost pathetic, this his reaction to what you'd done just now was absolutely pathetic.

Not only had you not cringed, but you'd replied with something equally as cheesy.

Ha Neul had already known that his interest in you had developed into a full-blown crush, but this interaction would've been his Aha! moment had he not.

Of course, he tried not to show any of this outwardly (though he was sure he was failing). Still, it was probably best to offer you one singular nod before turning and hurriedly dashing off to both re-shelve Bookstores & Bonedust and take out Northanger Abbey.

It wasn't until he'd almost slid your returned book back onto the shelf that he remembered the sticky note he'd left you. Was it still there? You'd had to have noticed because he'd stuck it right on the first page of the prologue.

He knew he didn't have much time, so he quickly lifted the front cover, thumbing through the first few pages.

A beaming grin overtook his lips when he saw a pink sticky note in incredibly neat and structured handwriting -- handwriting he'd seen once before just the day before.

Happy recommending! :)

Seeing this made that restraint Na Heul had spent years building up as he worked in a library almost break. He felt like jumping up and letting out a whoop because you had written back to him!

Sure, it wasn't an obviously or overly flirty message -- but his hadn't been either. It was simply a superbly fitting reply, and it gave Ha Neul the confidence to leave another note in your new book that went maybe just a little bit further.

Baby steps!

The next couple of weeks consisted of more library visits than usual, more book recommendations (though, after reading Northanger Abbey, you hadn't needed Ha Neul's help since you'd wanted to read through the rest of Jane Austen's works), and more sticky notes.

Every time you checked out a book, Ha Neul left a sticky note for you somewhere in the pages. And every time you returned the book, you left one back for him.

The messages had evolved from 'Happy reading! :)' and 'Happy recommending! :)' to messages more relevant to the book and... some a bit more personal.

When you'd checked out Pride & Prejudice, he'd written, "A voracious reader in possession of an energetic mind must be in want of a good book."

You'd been highly confused until you'd read the first sentence of the novel, and a smile had immediately sprung onto your lips.

And so, when you'd finished, "I cannot forget the follies and vices of badly written novels so soon as I ought, nor their offenses against my eyes and brain after reading them… My good opinion of an inadequate author once lost is lost forever. Thankfully, Ms. Austen is not one of those authors" had been your reply. And, yes, you'd had to use two sticky notes, but it had been worth it.

Then, most recently, when he'd recommended Among Others by Jo Walton, his note had said "The heroine in this reminds me of you -- in a good way. So if you don't like this book, please don't tell me or I'll feel awful."

Something about those words had made you feel... strange. But it had taken you a few hours to realize that it hadn't been a bad strange. It's just that nobody had ever compared you to a character in a book before. And it made you feel seen in a way you'd never felt. It made you uncomfortable, at first, because letting someone new into your life was always a little uncomfortable.

But then, once you got past the discomfort, you felt only heartwarming joy. It had been far too long since you'd had a friend who seemed to really and truly accept you for just who you were -- honestly, maybe you'd never had one.

You let yourself sit with these thoughts and feelings for several days before coming to a decision to tell Ha Neul what his note meant to you. You'd read the book, of course, and not only had you enjoyed it immensely, but you agreed with him -- the heroine did remind you of yourself.

So, after your last class of the day, you headed over to the library at your usual time.

Ha Neul wasn't always at the front desk when you walked in, but he usually was. And, maybe you were just imagining things, but it almost seemed as if he was... waiting for you.

You shook your head just a little to dispel those thoughts, but you couldn't stop your heart from dropping when you walked in through the doors and saw that he was doing neither of those. He wasn't at the front desk, and he certainly wasn't waiting for you because he was nowhere to be seen.

It didn't mean anything! He was busy, and you were far from being the only library patron he helped. Although the two of you didn't explicitly talk about it, you assumed he was still maintaining his reputation as the Library Cupid and recommending books to dozens of other students.

Now. With that being said. You did have to make sure he was the one to check your book back in and reshelve it because if anyone else's eyes saw the sticky note you'd left... you just may have to transfer schools.

You quietly approached the front desk, gently setting the book on top and leaning against the edge, preparing to wait for him. And if you didn't see him after five minutes, then you would simply come back tomorrow.

While you waited, you let your gaze wander around the library, and your thoughts quickly turned to how truly astounding the last few weeks had been. For so many years, you'd read (and re-read) thousands of mystery novels, having no interest in anything else and only reading other genres when your teachers forced you to.

But now? You'd just read the entire Jane Austen catalog plus a handful of fantasy and sci-fi novels. And you'd enjoyed them! You hadn't thought (too much) of picking up a mystery novel since you'd opened Legends & Lattes -- which now seemed like a lifetime ago.

Ha Neul had gently nudged you out of your comfort zone and had introduced you to new literary worlds.

You were so grateful, and --

The sound of a very familiar voice interrupted your thoughts. You tilted your head to tune into it, and a smile curved your lips when you undoubtedly heard Ha Neul talking quietly with, presumably, another library patron.

You bit your lip, your posture relaxing with the knowledge that he was nearby and would see you standing here any minute now.

"I've liked you for a really long time."

Hearing those words made your eyebrows jump halfway up your forehead. You didn't recognize the voice, but it sounded as if it might be coming from the same direction as...

"Really?"

Your heart froze.

That had definitely been Ha Neul's voice.

"Yes," the other voice replied. "And I was wondering if you'd like to go out with me sometime?"

Oh, my. You were witnessing a confession. Someone was confessing to Ha Neul.

Without realizing, you held your breath as you waited to hear his answer.

It seemed to take hours before you heard his voice again, but when you did.... you wished you hadn't.

"Yeah, sure, I'd like that."

The last thing you wanted to do was make this awkward for him. If he and his new significant other-to-be came around the corner and saw you standing there, well within earshot, things would get very awkward.

So, you hastily lifted up the cover of the book, peeled the sticky note off, crumpled it up, shoved it in your pocket, turned on your heel... and you hightailed it out of there.

Part 4

[honey-whiskey-666]

LOOK AT POOKIE 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 MY SHAYLAAA

[lanadelreyworshipperr]

[adelicatebubble]

kang dae-ho dating him | sfw - nsfw | headcanons ᰔ .ᐟ

- he's BIG. his hands, his shoulders his co-

- this man always has his hands on you one way or another

- holding your hands, waist, hips

- he's strong and tall so he'll be able to help with anything

- he loves to give you random little pecks throughout the day

- the type to miss you even when you're together

- he wants to match outfits !

- cuddles all the time. if you're in the kitchen cooking he'll cling onto you from behind, if you were just lying on the couch he would join snuggling you

- does not matter if you two are in public he will still give you affection

- he loves it when you play with his hair or do his nails or put makeup on him

- four older sisters does prompt him to be quite good for when you're on your period

- if you want kisses and cuddles the whole time that's what he's there for but if you want space he'll give that too

- will absolutely walk on the outside of the sidewalk and will refuse if you try and argue

- he still has nightmares every so often so please comfort this poor boy :<

-ˋˏ✄┈┈┈┈ ˎˊ˗ nsfw under the cut

- it's not fucking with dae-ho it's always love making

- the softest dom. he's so gentle with you

- he wants you to feel as safe and comfortable as possible

- i feel like he'll talk you through it.

- handholding the whole time

- always keeping eye contact ! he puts you in all the positions where he can see your pretty face contort into pleasure

- that being said, mirror sex.

- 'keep your eyes on me baby'

- he loves showering you in praise

- 'good girl~ thaat's it angel'

- 'ah fuck, you're making me feel so good baby'

- you won't hear a single degrading thing come from his mouth

- if you're on top he'll softly guide you with his hands on your hips

- but if you get too tired while riding him he'll happily take over, making sure you both feel good

- however if he's on top he'll go slow but deep, making sure to hit every spot

- he's so gentle with you, always checking to make sure you're okay

- 'is this alright?

- 'i'm not going too hard am i?'

- he's just so big, taking him was something you had to prepare your body for

- he makes sure you cum at least twice before even taking him

- 'dae, it's too big- it wont fit!

- 'no no, eyes on me. you can do it.'

- the stretchhh everytime he's inside

- he loves it when you grab onto his big shoulders for support when he's deep inside you

- also loves when you mark him

- hickeys, scratches, bites, he loves it all

- he's not super vocal but does grunt a lot, and his moans are deep and low

- your moans are such sweet sounds to him

- he cums a lot, so much so that it fills you up and spills

- please take all of his load

- he loves the idea of breeding you

- the idea of you being round with his kids turns him on so much

- aftercare is a must. he's such a sweetheart getting everything you ask for

- snacks? already got them. water? done. cuddles? on it.

- he makes sure that you're asleep before him so he knows you're resting

- 'goodnight my sweet girl, i love you'

[gudfornuthin]

‘What marks?’

Dae ho x fem!reader

Summary: you and Dae ho get intimate during lights out, and wake up to unwanted questions in the morning.

A/N: I’m grafting hard on these requests! Based on this and this ask. Feedback as always is appreciated :)

!MDNI!

“Oh fuck.”

You moan under your breath, trying not to make too much sound. After another horrifying day trying not to be killed, you were in need of a stress reliever. Luckily for you, the man pleasuring you was up for the job.

Dae ho lies beneath the sheets with his head between your thighs. His hands dig into your skin, as he pushes his tongue further into your cunt. You whine and grab a fistful of his hair, tugging harshly. He spreads your legs impossibly wider, eating you out like it was his last meal.

You reach your climax and hold in the scream you want to let out. You cover your mouth with one of your hands as tears fill your rolled back eyes. Dae ho moves from his position under the sheets and crawls up to come face to face with you.

“You okay?” He whispers, kissing your chest.

You nod, unable to form comprehensive sentences, as you move your hand away. He lifts his head and kisses you deeply, the slight taste of yourself lingering on his tongue. He trails his hot lips down to your neck, sucking and biting several times. He licks over the spots after a few minutes, moving back to admire his work.

You both lie back down, relishing in the silence and peace for however long it may last for.

- - -

The music blares from the speakers, waking everyone up from their slumber. You open your eyes and squint, dreading the day ahead and what it could hold for you. You look over to the bed next to you, seeing Dae ho slowly waking up. He must’ve moved out of your bed during the night, not wanting any awkward questions about your “activities”.

You slowly get up, your body aching. You make your way over to the group of players you’ve grown to trust over the past few days, Dae ho following close behind. He rest his hand on your back for a brief moment, and you can’t help but smile.

You greet everyone briefly as you sit down next to Hyun ju, wrapping your arms around your legs. The conversation between the group doesn’t interest you, as you zone out and stare off at nothing. You were still tired, and not ready for the next game. Dae ho waves in your peripheral, alerting you to look at him. His expression is clearly trying to convey a question. “You alright?” You halfheartedly give a thumbs up.

“Oh dear! What’s happened to your neck?” Geum ja asks you, shock and worry on her face as she points to the marks on your skin.

Your eyes widen as you look at Dae ho, his expression the same as yours. Were the marks that bad? You didn’t even think about trying to hide them.

“Uhh,” you stutter over your words.

“It must be these bed sheets!” Dae ho butts in, trying to save you from embarrassment. “I’ve seen other people itching their necks a lot, something to do with the fabric. That must be it.”

You nod along, laughing it off and hoping the conversation will carry on to something else. Unfortunately it doesn’t, as now everyone in your group is looking at you both with confusion.

Geum ja shakes her head. “No no, those aren’t from itching they’re bruises! Are you sure you’re okay?”

Dae ho and yourself both fumble over excuses, trying to play it down as to it being nothing and that it doesn’t deserve this level of attention. You look over to the younger players in your group, Hyun ju, Jun hee and Yong sik, smirking and trying not to laugh. It didn’t take much for any of them to figure out the cause of the marks on your neck. You roll your eyes, as you stand up.

“If you’ll excuse me I’m going to… sort these marks out in the bathroom.”

“You sure you don’t want Dae ho to go with you?” Yong sik asks, sending him as well as Hyun ju and Jun hee into a fit of giggles.

You glare at Dae ho, as he apologetically shrugs his shoulders, knowing he’s the one to blame for this. Stick to the waist down next time.

- - -

Taglist: @h3llok1ttyx @ivanttier @shewanfsrevenge @sugalump3d @putrescentpoet @leviathans-fish

(Sorry if any tags didn’t work)

[slushnubwrites]

idk just anything with a sub dae-ho pls i see barely any sub dae-ho 😔🙏

He is def a sub 😝😫

Smut Kang Dae-Ho/Player 388

NSFW: Smut/Sexual content, Sub Dae-HoxFem reader, Public Kinda?

————————————————

“f-fuck y/n” Dae-Ho whimpered attempting to not wake up other players around you. “Shhh be quiet baby people could hear you” you softly whispered as you quickened your pace on his dick.

It was lights out but neither you or Dae-Ho could sleep. So you got an idea while you both cuddled in the small bed covered by the light blanket. You knew he’d been wanting this since earlier but he was always too shy to ask thinking it was wrong.

He jolted at the pace signaling how close he was “You like that baby”? you asked him listening to his faint choppy breaths. “Y-yes” he whimpered a little too loud at your question.

“You need to be a little more quiet or do you want people to hear you be so whiny for me”? at your teasing question you felt his dick twitch and harden even more. “Oh you would”? you teased quickening your pace even more.

He only whimpered at your words feeling the knot in his stomach grow more. “Would you like it if people saw you moaning and whimpering my name begging to cum”? you teased him.

“S-stop” he whined embarrassed that you caught him. “What am I wrong”? you continued to mock him moving your finger to roll onto his tip with a slow pace.

He softly moaned at your action not responding to your question. You began to quicken the pace of your rolling finger causing him to grip your wrist. “Let go or I won’t let you cum” you demanded.

Quickly he let go allowing you to continue your movement on his dick. You go back to moving your hand up and down his dick faster than before. “You still haven’t answered my question” you whisper slowing your pace.

He whines at the feeling not wanting you to stop and too embarrassed to answer. You completely let go of his dick causing him to whimper “No please” you couldn’t see in the dark but you knew his eyes were teary begging for desperate release.

You wait a few seconds before suddenly gripping onto his dick starting your movements up again. “Answer me” you soft but harshly demand, he whimpers at your tone knowing he won’t cum unless he listens.

“N-no you’re not wr-wrong, fuck y/n pl-please” God he sounded so desperate and whiny under your control. “Good job baby” you whisper moving your finger back to his tip circling it faster.

His dick starts to twitch at the feeling, and he grips onto the mattress. He moans a little too loud but you don’t care anymore focused on your movements and his noises.

“You wanna cum”? you ask him knowing the answer. “Y-yes please, please” he answers breathlessly ready to cum into your hand. “Beg” you ordered him moving back to going up and down with your hand squeezing it just how he loved it.

He whimpered at your command embarrassed and turned on at the same time. “Pl-please please I need to cum” you go faster as you feel his dick start to twitch and his body starts to shake “more” you order. “ngh- fuck please please I need to cum y/n just for you please” at his desperate obedient words you finally allow him to let go “cum”.

His body jolts and shakes at your permission to cum “thank you thank you thank you y/n f-fuck” he repeats feeling the knot in his stomach snap. You keep going as him cum starts to drip down and you can feel it on your hands.

Once done you take out your cum covered hand and in the dark lean into his ear sucking his cum off your fingers. “You taste so good Dae-Ho” you whisper before licking his ear. You couldn’t see each other but you knew his cheeks were red.

[bushy-tailed-menace]

dae-ho means "big tiger" 🐯

[kaissatou]

hii i just love any kind of dae ho or nam gyu smut lol!! i have no preferences i just very much am in love with these characters haha! thank u so so much i love ur writing!!!!

daeho as your boyfriend ♡

18+ under the cut .*･｡ﾟnamgyu ver here

Boyfriend!Daeho who is sososo clingy with you, always keeping a comforting hand on you & always ready to give you the most comforting bear hug at aaaalll times!! If he can’t keep he’s hands snug around your waist, he’ll make do with intertwined fingers, he thinks :(

Boyfriend!Daeho, who if your anything like me, (5’0) practically towers over you. He absolutely loves the height difference between you, but not in a teasing way! He just loves to be able to engulf your shorter frame within his own.

Boyfriend!Daeho who would also absolutely looove if you were taller, gazing at you as if you had hung the stars for him. Though when you’re hugging he’s still pick you up ^.^ he can’t help it!!

Boyfriend!Daeho who typically runs hot, like a living furnace. He becomes very whiny in the summer when you detangle his limbs from your own in the night, complaining he’s ’too hot.’ It doesn’t make a difference, because he’s pulling you back 2 mins later, silencing your sighs with a quick peck before gently tugging your head back down to its place on his chest.

Boyfriend!Daeho to me is SUCH a pleasure dom, his main goal being to please you ♡ though most of the time he’ll overstimulate himself in the process ^.^

From him being a marine, I head-cannon him to have preeeetty high stamina- meaning he can last a couple rounds without needing a break. However, if you’re still not satiated he’ll completely ignore his exhaustion for you.

We know he’s a yapper already, so when he gets pussy drunk he just rambles on about how good your doing f’me and just one more, baby, wanna make you feel so good- he’s a talker during sex, if you hadn’t figured. Linking back to how he overstimulates himself, you only realise due to his face being tucked into your neck, only clocking it when his rambles turn messy, and then into even messier whines and moans.

Boyfriend!Daeho who loves when you ride him, through you’re not doing much of the work, just sitting there and looking pretty for him, like he asked. He doesn’t want you to tire yourself out. That’s his job. He’ll control your movements, sloppy as he lifts your hips up only to drop them back down onto his messy cock, grunts escaping his lips of how good you’re doing.

Boyfriend!Daeho who is packing. When your jaw drops the first time you ever see his pretty dick, he’s automatically confused- he thought he was average? Your expression says otherwise. Boyfriend!Daeho who prepares you for him by eating you out like his last meal on earth, kissing your pretty little puffy clit until you cum on his tongue at least twice.

And when he thinks he’s prepared you enough, it’s still not enough to ease the shock from the biiiig stretch, his soothing words (although sweet), not doing much to ease your mind as he slowly slides in your gooey walls. Is it even halfway yet?

Boyfriend!Daeho whose mind goes blank the first time he gets the pleasure of bottoming out inside of you, his brain short circuiting. Oh, he’s rambling again. But you feel oh so good, so warm and hot, so sticky-

Boyfriend!Daeho who’s out like a light after aftercare, quiet snores as he holds you tightly in his arms, your face still feeling the pretty peppers of his kisses, your pussy still feeling the emptiness from his cock. He’ll make it up to you tomorrow. ♡

[strawbearyxx]

imagine: comforting dae-ho during the games ˑ ֗ ִ˳✧༚

imagine comforting dae-ho after a long day in the games— he’s anxious because you barely survived mingle, but relieved you both made it out in one piece.

he won’t tell you what’s wrong, but he’s sitting on the edge of one of the beds fidgeting with the hem of his shirt, something he only does when he’s stressed. you come up to him, hands immediately finding his own, and reassure him that you’re both going to survive this.

dae-ho looks into your eyes, exhaling shakily. “you sure? there’s only half as many people here than there were two days ago.” you can sense from the tone in his voice that he’s scared, more than you’ve ever seen before, you think.

you wrap an arm around him, slowly trailing your hand up and down his side. “dae-ho, look at me,” you say, his head immediately lifting towards you at your command. “we’re alright, we’re making it out, okay? i know you’re scared— i am too, but we have to believe we can survive this,” you tell him.

dae-ho nods in agreement, leaning into your touch as your hand moves to play with his soft hair. he sighs, obviously still in distress.

you start giving him soft kisses along his cheek and neck, needing to comfort him in some way. he sighs again, softer this time, with a sense of relaxation. you know how much he loves it when you’re like this. you continue kissing his neck while moving your hands to wrap around him.

dae-ho pulls you close, lying down with you on the bed. you whisper reassurances into his ear between kisses, your hands sliding under his shirt to feel his warm skin against your palms. dae-ho’s breath catches in his throat as he pulls your face towards him so he can kiss you. you lean into the kiss, pressing your lips gently against his.

you continue softly kissing him for a few minutes, interrupted by the familiar robotic voice announcing that it’s ten minutes until lights out. dae-ho pulls back, immediately resting his head in the crook of your neck. you keep holding him close, letting him stay there until he falls asleep.

there was something so endearing about his eagerness to be close to you, to fall asleep on you. he whines softly in his sleep, unconsciously clinging to you tighter. you kiss the top of his head, still whispering soft comforting words to him.

“i love you, dae-ho.”

he may never know you said it, he may never even hear you say it— you’re just as nervous as he is that you won’t make it out— but of course, you’ll never tell him that. you’ll reassure him that you’ll be okay, because then he’ll be okay. and to you, that’s all that really matters.

“i love you,”

you whisper again, pressing your lips to his cheek once more before you drifted off to sleep.

[chxshiya]

Squid game 2

[miyakiwiii]

GUESS NO ONE EVER TAUGHT YOU HOW TO BE A REAL MAN...。o○ [2]

KANG DAE HO x FEM!READER

Wylcome back sigmas.. or idk.. help

TAGS

mmm red light green light,blood, a lot of blood, uh period ahh period uh, 'IVE PLAYED THESE GAMES BEFORE' ahh gi hun, but has gore and a lot of death, spoilers, lots of hand holdinh between TWO players (guess who)

NOTE:

Heyy wassup my peeparoo's, i hope yer liking this series fic or whatevs you call it! Ilysm and ty for liking the last post! THAT WAS THE FASTEST LIKES IVE EVER RECEIVED( *・ω・)ノ TYSMM

WORD COUNT:3,560k

PREVIOUS... NEXT PART.. MASTERLIST

"That is correct." The square says. 'Hope this'll be fun, whatsoever.' I say in my thought's, focusing on the rushing things that came on my mind.

"...cool i guess, free money from playing kiddie games." I put yet again, both of my hands in my pocket's. But suddenly, a voice of an old woman was heard.

"Good heavens- excuse me." The voice echoed through the room.

A faint sound of a slap, a slap on a cloth was heard as it soon was followed by words. "You idiot-!" The old woman says.

"Mom! Wha- what are you doing here..?" The familliar voice that was heard earlier said.

"Thats what i wanted to ask you! What are you doing here!?" The old woman's voice said angrily.

"Embarassing? If you know what was embarassing, you wouldn't be here!" The old woman continued, i guess the son spoke in a whisper before that then.

"No- we wont, come on! Your leaving." The old woman said again, it appears to be that my calculations were correct, never mind im sounding like a nerd.

'Wow, family drama in such place like this is crazy, haha.' I say in my thoughts.

"Why would you bring a naive old woman here?! Will you take responsibilit if my mom collapses!? HAH?" The familliar male's voice earlier yelled out.

"yong sik- ill stay and do this, you go home.." the old woman said, now that you knew that player's name.

"Stop it! Im already here, i cant just leave!" Yong sik continues.

"But you promised me! You promised never to gamble again!" The old woman continues(i love this diva sm)

SKIPPING TO.. TAKE PICCIES.

As you were standing in line, looking at the players taking their pics as a woman on the speakers had announced something.

"Damn.. this is taking long, my feet are gonna be sore-" i sighed, but the speakers interrupt me.

"The first game will begin momentarily."

Now the line being done, you took a step as it said to you.. "smile." Yeah sure, smile for the picture or cheese?

(The picture is what i potray the reader as! But you can potray the reader however you like, or being yourself! The reader can be any race, weight, or bodyshape! As long as your enjoying it :). )

Music plays as you stood infront of the camera.

"Yeah i wont.. smile." You say, because your smile scared alot of children last time you approached them, yeesh.

You walked out of the photo booth or something ... i really dont know what its called.

The speaker spoke again.

"After having your picture taken, follow the staff's instructions and proceed to the game site." The speaker says as you slowly went up the stairs...

☆ ○o。..。o○ ☆

"Welcome to the first game, all players please wait a moment on the field." The speaker says as you stepped out, there was sand in the ground, the walls were painted like landscapes, and there was a huge hole above all of this.

But the strange thing you noticed is that..

There was a weird doll that represented a figure of a child, it wore yellow and had pigtails, "yeesh that give's me the chills." You said as the sun went to blind your eyes.

The door behind you closed, basically the door was shut behind you, automatically..

"The game is Red light, Green light." It announced.

I prepared myself as i stretched my arm's "first game, easy enough." You say with confidence as you looked at the front.

"Hey! Dont get too cocky missy." Someone said right behind you, ew.

"Nah, id win." You said, your back still facing the man that said you were too cocky, well it was a sheer boost of confidence.

"Cross the finish line in five minutes without getting caught. If you do you pass." The speaker says but suddenly- someone went upfront, it was the familliar voice that you heard earlier. "Everyone! Everyone! Pay attention!" The familliar figure waved and put his hand to deliver attention to him, wow main character energy that much.

"Listen carefully! This is not just a game! If you lose the game, you DIE!" He yelled out.

"Dying from a kid's game? Sounds awfully fake." You said, fixing your hair as strands went up to your face, looking at the.. crazy? You wouldnt call him that, Man.

"That sounds sketchy,"

"Fake"

"Hes crazy."

People spoke, as you laughed a little.

"Hey! What are you talking about?" A random woman says. "Were going to die playin' red light, green light?" The random woman questioned.

The familliar figure responded. "Of course! If they catch you moving, they will kill you! They will shoot from somewhere!" The man says.

"Sounds weird enough." You said, letting out a sigh as you moved your head again, looking at your left, you noticed... player 388 yet again. His head was tilted slightly as he listened to the man's words. Huh, cute- wait. Your only here for money not for love.

"Oh hey its you agai-" you spoke out, but the familliar figure that was in the front spoke again.

"Stay on your toes!" The familliar figure yelled out.

"Ehem, as i was saying, hello... player 388." You greeted him as he glanced at you, his lips were parted as he waved a little bit.

"Ah.. hello again uhm, player 238." He says flashing a small grin, but the familliar figure spoke again.

"If you get caught, YOU DIE! That doll's eyes are motion detectors!" The familliar figure says."Stay on your toes!"

"Well, no time for chatting i guess." I say as i spoke to player 288, he nods as we both stood silent, the tension was akward even if there were multiple people surrounding us.

"What the hell are you talking about???" A random man says. "I think he's trying to scare us so he can win the prize money!"

"Thats right!"

"I agree!"

Multiple people agreed on the man's words as we both still stood akwardly with each other.

"Dont pull any tricks, asshole!" Another guy says.

"You have to believe me!" The familliar figure says. The figure rotate's its head as the weird doll starts to move, its right hand started to raise and cover its eye. You took a deep breath and released it.

"Do not be alarmed or panic! No matter what happens, do not panic and start running!" The figure says.

"Let the game begin."

An alarm suddenly ticks as the doll finally spoke.

"Green light, red light."

You moved, and finally stop, looking at the man that did a gesture that made his arms go down.

"Freeze!" The man yelled, you focused on not moving as your feet began digging in the sand. The sun literally is interfering with this.

The doll rotated its head as its eyes began to weirdly move. 'Ew.... creppy ass doll.' You said, looking at the doll while you spoke in your thoughts.

"Well done! You just need to stay calm like this! We just have to move and stop at the same time!" The man yelled.

"Green light...." you moved fastly as you halted, the man speaking yet again.

"Freeze!" He yelled.

'Being in a jumper while being under the sun, too much coverage, but gotta handle it.' You say in your thoughts yet again.

"Dont move! Stay still! Just relax!" The man yelled.

"Green light.." you ran slowly.

"Red light." The doll chanted.

It repeated again as you took some steps, you really wished there was an AC inside this room, well.. you never experienced it anyway except when going to stores and such.

"Freeze!" The man repeatedly yelled again.

'This is getting boring not gonna lie..' you say in your thoughts again.

The doll moved its head again as you repeated it, repeat repeat repeat, even hid words were repeated.

You freezed yet again, the air hitting you lightly.

But suddenly, you heard a gunshot.

Shit.

A loud thud echoed through as you stood, now static as a heavy boulder. Then, there was a scream that followed now, people we're moving. Scarlet red coated the back of your jumper as you still stood. Not flinching from the sound at all.

Screams and gunshots continued, more blood soon dripped in the ground, wow you already got stained by someone's blood. Thats that for not knowing what will happen, also maybe consequences in the first round: getting stained by someones blood.

'Just dont move and we'll be good.' The gunshot's were still going as the man yelled again. "Freeze!" One more gunshot followed it.

"You can move forward while the tagger shouts, 'red light green light. If your movement is detected afterward, you will get eliminated."

The doll rotated its head again as you still stood.

It rotated its head for two times untill the familliar voice finally spoke again.

"You'll also die if you donr make it there in time! That doll is a motion detector! But it can't detect motion thats not visible to it!" The man signals its hand open and closed as he continues with his words. "Get behind someone bigger than you! Like your following the leader! Were running out of time! We've got to move!" You moved behind a.. familliar back with that signature small ponytail of their's.

Player 388. Huh this must be a coincidence that your almost being close to him and such.

You suddenly stumbled as you put your hand behind him.

"...sorry." you said, gripping his jumper a little to be a gesture of an apology, you noticed his hand slightly shaking, that made you feel slightly worried.

"No-nono.. its fine.. miss." He said, you can tell he was anxious suddenly.

Two gunshots were soon followed again as the doll moved its head again, getting your grip out of 388's jumper, he suddenly held your hand and ran, then stopped. His hand felt callused compared to yours, his was warm, yours was.. cold.

You were still behind him as you gulped some air.

Now, a line was now formed by individual players. Yet you still focused on.. the game and this feeling i guess.

"Do not move! Freeze!" The familliar man yelled out, but then suddenly, three thuds were heard as it was one gunshot, and the other two were shot at the same time.

The doll moved its head again and his grip on your hand tightened, running, and then stop.

One gunshot followed as he still kept you behind him, wow dude you guys arent even dating or in a relationship yet, get a grip🙏😭

As i was saying, it repeated again, the sound of the sand below crunching as there were another gunshot.

"Hey- 388, why are you holding my hand-" you questioned but he doesnt respond. He still kept holding it as you both halted again one gunshot. Two gunshot.

You two were almost near the finish line as you noticed someone stumble, now shot.

"It wasnt me. She pushed me i didnt move! It was her i didnt move!" The random man said.

A gunshot was soon followed as the familliar man cheered. "Your almost there! You can do it!"

You two were a step ahead on getting to the finish line.

You two both fell inside the finish line as you both grunted, now you were heaving, breathing for air.

"Im sorry uh- miss, i didnt mean to hold your hand." He said, holding a hand out for you to grab.

You held his hand and stood up, dusting the jumper.

"... thanks for shielding me though, i should be the one to apologize for-" he cut's you out.

"No, no its fine." He spoke. You noticed that there was three people running up to the finish line, the one in middle being injured.

The three of them ran, and now arrived at the finish line.

"By the way miss.. whats your name?" The man behind you spoke.

"I think you already heard it being announced but.. [nam-]" there was a gunshot followed as the man died inside the finish line.

You didnt speak after that, knowing it was a time to not speak.

"...[name]. It is.. im- im kang dae ho." He introduce's himself.

The sky suddenly darkens as you both look up, there was sound building up from the other players as it closed slowly.

"Players, its now time to go back to the quarters." The speaker had announced.

☆ ○o。..。o○ ☆

Now you and dae ho were facing each other even in opposite bunk beds, the silence filling both of your eardrums.

"That was..." you said.

"Not great." He said.

Both of you had said it in unison.

The door buzzed open as the pink guards showed up, walking a little bit.

You hid behind your bunk bed in instinct as they approached.

"Congratulations for making it through the first game. Here are the results of the first game." The square said.

The tv immedietly turned on, showing numbers that dropped down. "Out of 456 players, 91 players have been eliminated. 365 players have completed the first game." The square announces.

"Congratulations again for making it through the first game." The square announces.

"Sir please dont kill us!" The familliar old woman's voice begged. "Please dont kill ud im begging you! As for my son's debt, i will do whatever it takes to pay you back! Please forgive us!"

It followed other players begging for their lives, kneeling down, crying. Both you and dae ho didnt mind all of them but just exchanged eye glance's.

"We are not trying to harm you. We are presenting you an opportunity." The square says.

"Clause three of the consent forms!" The familliar man yelled out. " 'the games may be terminated upon a majority vote.' Correct?"

"That is correct." The square answered. Both you and dae ho's head were now turned into the direction of the familliar man, looking at him.

"Then let us vote right now." The man says.

"Of course. We respect your right and freedom of choice." The square continues. "But first, let me announce the prize amount thats been accumalated. "

The square clicks on the remote as the piggy bank slowly goes below along with music and sound effects.

I looked from the side of the bunk bed and stared at the won falling from a tube inside the piggy bank.

"The number of players that were eliminated were 91. Therefore,accumalates to 9.1 billion won." The square says. "If you quit the game now, the 365 of you can equally divide 9.1 billion won and leave with your share.

"How much is that?" The old bitc-man says.

"each person's share would be 24,931,500 won." The square says.

Voice's build up yet again as they all had different answers.

"Thats not enough.."

"We almost died for that.."

Well, it was true. You needed more won. Still too minimum.

"Million? You said 45.6 billion!" A purple haired guy said. Oh you definately could recognize the dude.

"The rule is that, a hundred million won will be accumalated for each eliminated player." The square says.

You perked up from his words that soon followed another. "If you play the next game and more players get eliminated, the prize amount will increase accordingly." The square spoke.

"How much will it be if you survive untill the end?" The annoying- i mean old man spoke.

"as i already told you, the total amount of prize money for all 456 players is 45.6 billion won. Those who make it through all six games, will equally divide the 45.6 billion won." The square answered.

"So if your the only one to survive, you get 45.6 billion?" A random man spoke.

"That is correct." The square answered.

Murmurs start building up again as you noticed dae ho fidgeting with his fingers, signalling him with your hand to ask if he was okay, he nods and gives you a thumbs up.

"So we can take a vote again and decide to leave after the next game?" A random man had spoke.

"As promised in the consent form, you can take a vote for each game and decide to leave with the prize money accumulated to that point. We alwaye prioritize your voluntary participation.. Now, lets begin the vote." The square spoke.

You gestured dae ho to stand up and he does so, walking down to go with the fewer people below.

Both of you were standing behind the several players as you sighed.

"If you wish to continue the game, press the O button, if you wish to end them, press the X button." The square has said as you looked at the ground. "The vote will be held in reverse order of your player numbers, player 456." The man had called out, everyone's attention went to him as you gulped, thinking about what to vote.

You needed the money because it wasnt enough.

"Its all pointless!" Your thoughts had been interrupted as a strange woman that was on the top bunks spoke. "Talk about getting creep's again.." you said.

"You didnt decide when to come into this world, and you cant decide when you leave it either. When and where you die, were already decided by the gods the moment you were born. No matter how hard you try, you CAN never escape it." The woman said.

a button was soon followed as you looked at the flat screen tv, one X. "Once you finish voting, put the patch you are given on the right side of your chest, put the patch you are given on the right side of your chest, and stand on the side you have chosen." The square announces.

A few votes followed as it called dae ho, looking at dae ho who was walking torwards the button, the O went up by one.

After few people again, it was finally your turn. "Player 238." It had announced. The X and O's side turns their face on you as you walked, thinking about the buttons that was plastered on the voting, you finally were infront of it.

You pressed.. O.

After you pressed it, they gave you a blue patch and went to the blue side, the counter went up by one yet again.

Several votes followed as the score is now 87 to 93. Looking at the screen above, someone had spoken up yet again.

"Wait a minute everyone! Wait! You cant do this." The familliar voice had spoken again, looking into the direction of that player, you already knew who it was.

"Come to your senses! Dont you see? These arent all games, we will die if we keep playing! We have to get out of here now." The man had interrupted the voting process.

"Who do you think you are?!"

"Im super man." I answered. It was that annoying old man again.

"Why do you keep egging people on like that? You scared us by saying they'd shoot us before the game even began!" Wow ferocious debate mister.

"Thats right! He was going one abour how we'd die, and i almost did because i got so nervous!" A woman had spoken up, it was followed by a man. "How did you know they were going to shoot us? Are you one of them?" The man had spoken, and that annoying voice came up again.

'Fucking hell this debate makes my head hurts..' i say in my mind, as i went to rub my temples.

"Are you conning us all by pretending to be a player? Who is this guy?!" The old man shoved the man. "Did you plant him to mess with our hands?!" The old man said.

"Thats uncalled for! We wouldn't won the game and survived if it weren't for him!" The guy who seemed to be his bestfriend defended him.

He was correct afterall, but you just needed more money to pay half of the debt.

"And you! I saw how scared you were, and your legs were shaking!" The bff man yelled.

"You should thank him, not treat him like a fraud!" The man yellled. "And who the hell are youuu? Are you conspiring with him?" Another guy said. "Older than you, what are you going to do? Huh? Huh?" It was followed by an old woman's voice gesturinh for them to stop.

"Please dont do this, listen- none of us would be alive if it weren't for this gentleman! So enough with the greed- lets put our live's first and get out of this place- okay?" The old woman cried out.

"Thats right!"

"Lets get all out of here!"

"No we have to keep playing!"

The arguments were cut off as it was followed by the familliar man's voice.

"I have played these games before! I have done this before! I know about the first game because i had played it before! I played the games three years ago! And everyone who was with me.. died here!" The man had said, as voices build up yet again, theyre so noisy...

"They all did?"

"All of them?"

"Really, no way. If they all did, how did you survive alone? Wait. Are you saying you were the sole winner?" A man had said. "Thats right. I was the final winner." The familliar man answered. They were gossiping again soon after. "If we continue the games, every single person here... just like all the people back then, will die in the end." You can hear pain in his last few words. You felt bad but, you still needed the money.

"Bullshit." The old man interrupted again."if you were the sole winner it means you eon 45.6 billion won. If you really did, why would you even come back here?"

"Thats right! Hes lying!"

"Cut the crap!"

"Hes a total nutcase!"

"If someone like you can win, so can i!"

"If you really won it actually works better for us. You can give us some tips, on how to beat these game's." The familliar purple haired dude said, now you do recognize him.

"Thats right! We have a previous winner with us, so what do we have to worry about? Come on lets do this!"

"Come on!"

"Yeah!"

"Lets make some money!"

"Lets do this!"

"Lets do it!"

"Lets try!"

You just stood there processing what happened as every word of them came to a blur, but the square spoke again.

"From here on, we will not tolerate actions that disrupt the voting process. Now, lets resume the vote."

Few votes afterward, it all led to a tie. People cheered for the tie.

"Lastly, player 001." They all looked into the direction of the man.

"Everyone say O!"

"O!"

"X!"

They all cheered as the man went to the voting podium.

All of them were now focused on the man, so were you.

The vote had clicked as the O... won.

Half of the people in O cheered as you covered your ears, now.. all the people retreated to their quarters. You noticed dae ho and ran up to him.

"Hey, dae ho!" You said, he noticed you as you followed him, going to your bunk bed as the opposite of him.

You sat down in the bunk bed and looked at hid patch, you werent alone anyways.

"Hey dae ho.. do you have a reason on why you voted O?" You asked, looking at him. "Yeah.. i do." He said quietly.