Once, the Monarchs ruled with godlike power until Helios's curse left them rotting in limbo.
Then came Sunyul 'Sunny' Choi.
When her ancestor (Sunyul) is killed, the Monarchs awaken, not with love, with bloodlust. At first, Sunny's devotion keeps it at bay, but soon their hunger turns to possession, suffocating her until she forgets life as just Sunyul, before the Monarchs.
The curse isn't their only torment-it's the agony of losing themselves.
Sunny can break the curse, but at what cost? To free them, she risks severing her own chains.
The Monarchs know they've failed her. But when love turns cold, it's cast aside. And she won't be anyone's leftover.
"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.