Ever so slowly, Katelyn Malcolm found herself losing sleep. So, it's only natural she spends her nights chugging down soda cans and surfin' the web.
And, eventually she runs out of soda cans, her literal source of energy. Which, much to her dismay, results in a trip to the local grocery store, where she meets the most curious and smiley boy -- who is coincidentally at her check out, scanning her goodies.
An even bigger coincidence, however, is that said curious, smiley boy is none other than the boy in her astrology class, Ashton Irwin.
"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.