The Favorite- Front Man x Reader- Squid Game

Part 62:

(Y/N's POV)

Doctor Ahn was currently checking me for a concussion. He had a light and was checking my eyes. I stared at him as he directed, and I saw In-Ho standing in the corner with folded arms. The doctor looked concerned, and he drew back the light.

"I believe that you have a mild concussion, Miss L/N. For the next couple of days, you shouldn't be put in any stressful situations or ones that require too much thinking. Complete rest with absolutely no stimuli will not help, however. You should just take it easy for a while," he concluded.

I looked down sadly, knowing that In-Ho would be very protective of me now and probably wouldn't let me work. I'd talk to Il-Nam maybe and maybe he'd override In-Ho's decision.

"Alright. Thank you, Doctor," In-Ho said.

I smiled in thanks as well, and Dr. Ahn returned it warmly. He had made the room darker for me because I wasn't taking too kindly to the light right now. I was very grateful.

He was speaking to In-Ho in a bit with a hushed voice, and I longed to know what he was saying. In-Ho nodded during the conversation and kept his straight face. When they were done, Doctor Ahn made his way for the door after giving me a polite nod goodbye. In-Ho then walked up to me. He sat on my bed and sighed.

"I won't budge on you getting at least 10 hours of sleep tonight," he started. "And you need to stay in the wheelchair for at least two days."

I nodded, knowing that all of this was coming.

"But, I will let you look at the _________ room."

I looked up at him quickly, smiling widely. It hurt my head to be excited and to move so fast, so I dropped the grin and winced slightly.

"Overthinking or worrying won't be good for you, so I decided that it's best to let you get what you want because it's in your best interest."

I smiled again, and I opened my arms to motion for him to hug me because I didn't want to hurt myself anymore. He let a flash of a smile show, and he moved closer to me. He allowed me to wrap my arms around him in an embrace, and he slowly trailed his hands up my sides to let them hang loosely over the small of my back. I pulled away after a couple of seconds, thanking him again.

...

I was wheeled into the room and what first caught my eye were the colors. Of course, I designed it, but it was a surreal experience to see something you created come to life. Half of the room was painted blue and the other half was red. The division between the two colors was an even line in the middle of the room, length wise. I wheeled myself farther into the room, and I could see the various baskets of specifically tailored items for this game. A few were along the division of colors and other smaller ones were farther. I knew a lot better than to touch them because of what they were, so I avoided them. I only observed them, eyeing the intricate markings on them.

I looked back at In-Ho, who waited at the door for me. I tried not to think to much about how this would go, and I started to roll myself back to the man waiting for me.

When I reached him, I couldn't help but wonder about his opinion about this particular game.

"Do you think this game will work?" I asked.

"Yes," he replied without hesitation.

"Are you saying that because you mean it or because you don't want me to think too much about all of the possible failures that could occur?"

"Both."

It seemed like an honest answer. If the answer really was leaning towards the second option singularly, he would've said the first. Because he didn't sugar coat it and say the first, he must be being truthful, right?

"Okay. Thanks."

...

When we were back in my room, and In-Ho rolled me directly by the counter, all kinds of feelings and memories flooded back into my mind. I remembered the desperation I felt when my head smack against the ground and the feeling of being pulled. I remembered the fear I felt from him ripping my clothes off and running his hands on me. I remembered the pain of him hitting me and biting my neck harshly.

Before I knew it, I was crying. I felt the tears fall onto the sleeves of the dress In-Ho gave me to cover up. I didn't like being here anymore. Thankfully, the body was gone. I assume that either the staff came and cleaned this up when I was in the room with In-Ho or in the medical area with Dr. Ahn. Whenever it was, I'm very glad that I didn't come back to this room to the sight of a corpse. The mini fridge was also upright and plugged into the wall. Even though everything was the same as it used to be, it wasn't. How could it be? I knew I would feel better eventually, but right now, I felt like I couldn't.

To my dismay, In-Ho noticed me crying, and he walked over to me. He picked me up and brought me to my room. At this point, I was used to being picked up, which sounds spoiled, but it's just the recurring theme of me being injured by men who want things from me that I wouldn't give. In-Ho always felt warm, and he soothed my mind when I needed it. He was like an object that could pacify me.

When he tried to put me down and leave me to rest, I protested and grabbed his arm. I couldn't keep my veil of strength up anymore, and I just cried. Between those cries, I let out what I hoped would be some understandable words.

"N-no, please... I..." I sobbed. "I... I just can't be alone right n-now, please don't go..."

I didn't care about how desperate I sounded or how embarrassed I would be in the morning when I remembered this, but all I wanted was for him to stay here. If I didn't say anything and just let him leave, I would have just continued to cry, and my thoughts would have ran wild for a while before I was too exhausted to cry anymore.

Thankfully, he just laid on the bed with me. I looked at him, thoroughly surprised that he would actually listen to my request, but he did. He just got comfortable, kicking his shoes off of course, and just stared ahead at my door. I did the same, but my head started hurting, and I just laid my head on his shoulder. He reciprocated, putting his head on top of mine. I closed my eyes and let myself fall asleep.

(In-Ho's POV)

After I noticed the girl on my shoulder fall asleep, I planned on leaving. She never asked me to stay the entire night, and I know that was a bad technicality, but I would have stayed with her had I not had other things to do.

When I lay her down on the bed without any disturbances, I left her room and picked up my mask. I also put on my coat. I would pay that Salesman a visit. Tonight. And I didn't need Il-Nam's permission for this. I would do this even without it. For Y/N.

Original Publish Date: October 17, 2023