Ashton loved his girlfriend, he loved her long blonde hair, and her bright green eyes, the shape of her full lips, the way her voice soothed him when he couldn't go back to sleep. He loved how she made him happy, he was in love with Brooklyn Chase, and he believed she loved him right back, until the day she left with only a note to say her goodbyes.
Nobody else was there for him, he drowned deep in his sorrow and thoughts on his own, and became an even bigger mess than before. Right until he meets Phoebe, the girl with the happy appearance and the taste of whiskey on her bright pink lips, he doesn't want to love her? He has walls built around his heart, but will he take them down for her, will she show him what love really is?
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.