'Cause you and I, we were born to die

Seong Gi-hun x female reader

Summary: High school sweethearts are reunited at the games, unaware of how both of their lives have unraveled in their separation

Word Count: 22.2K (I have no self control)

Warnings: Mentions of domestic abuse, spoilers for Squid Game and a whole lot of sweet sweet longing

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She didn’t recognize the woman that stared back at her in the mirror. 

Tracing the fading bruise on her cheek, she winced. She didn’t know if it was lingering from the Salesman she’d run into a few days ago, or if it was from him.

Staring down at the card the Salesman had given her, her heart raced wildly within her chest. She had called and the mysterious game began. They only told her where to wait for the pickup and a password.

It was sketchy, that was for certain. But she was desperate. She was stuck in a loveless relationship with a hateful man, too poor to escape, stuck in miles of debt that he had put on her.

She had no other option but to play the mysterious game. 

Stepping out of the bathroom as quietly as she could, she craned her head, peeking into the next room. A heavy sigh of relief sounded when she saw her boyfriend fast asleep on the couch.

She could slip out without him even knowing. 

It was as if a weight had been lifted off her shoulders the second she stepped outside. She was going to change her life. She was going to leave her abuser, find a safe space to live and start her life on a new path.

She didn’t have another choice.