Ree-Won's life has been stuck in the past ever since she lost Jake, the love of her life. Her days are spent working, visiting his grave, and clinging to memories she's too scared to let go of. But when Riki, her younger brother's best friend, comes back after five years in Japan, everything shifts.
He's no longer the boy who used to follow her around, but a man who's always worn his heart on his sleeve-for her. Riki's love is bold, messy, and impossible to ignore.
How do you move forward when your heart is still stuck in the past? And how do you let someone in when you're scared to lose again?
Start - 25/Jan/2025
End - ?
"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.