Squid Game one shots

❤️‍🩹sang woo x reader

"You're gonna get us killed! [I kinda like it"
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"[Y/N], hurry up and choose," Sang-woo said, his voice low and sharp with impatience.

"Shut up, man, I'm trying to figure out which one I want," you replied, biting your nails. "I want the star because I'm a star ✨, but I also want the umbrella 'cause of Rihanna."

You looked between the shapes, fingers hovering dramatically like you were picking an ice cream flavor and not a potential death sentence.

Sang-woo stared at you, utterly dumbfounded.

"You know this is a life-or-death decision, right?"

"That's what makes it so spicy," you said with a wink.

He exhaled through his nose. "We don't have time for this."

"Well I didn't have time for you ruining my vibe, but here we are," you sassed, and finally plucked the star with a flourish.

"I hope you know what you're doing," he muttered.

"I literally never do," you said, flashing him a grin. "That's my brand."

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Ten minutes later, in the chaos of the game...

You were hunched over the tin like a cartoon gremlin, tongue sticking out, carving out your star with exaggerated concentration. Every so often, you'd hum loudly or whisper things like, "I'm so goated at this," and "Rihanna would be proud."

Meanwhile, Sang-woo sat two spots down from you, grinding his molars as he perfectly traced the umbrella shape.

He hated distractions.

He hated noise.

And yet...

He kept glancing at you.

"You're going to mess it up," he hissed toward you when no one was watching.

"No faith, huh?" you said, glancing at him with a sparkle in your eye. "That's okay. I have enough main character energy for both of us."

"Jesus Christ," he whispered under his breath.

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Somehow-you didn't die.

In fact, you passed with a dramatic, "TADAAAAAA!" followed by blowing on your finished shape like it was a birthday cake.

Sang-woo wanted to ignore you.

But he didn't.

Because the way your eyes lit up after surviving-that raw, chaotic joy-did something to him.

He told himself it was just curiosity.

Just trying to figure out why someone like you was so... unbothered.

It wasn't something deeper.

It definitely wasn't the way your smile made his chest feel too full.