#triangle guards

It´s Time for your Afternoon Nap, but you don´t wanna stop playing with the Circleleys! Luckly the Square Guard has the perfect Idea - giving you and your fussy, whinny State to the Masked Officer!

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"…it's time for the Circeleys to get back to work. They can't stay here and play with you forever"

The voice of the higher-ranking Square Guard reached your ears, but was drowned out by your whimpering.

"No by by! Circleleys!" - you whimpered unhappily, wanting to run after the Circle Guards, which turned out to be difficult, as your friends made a brief hand gesture that meant something like "Bye, little princess" - which didn't really lift your spirits. You didn't want your friends to have to get back to work just yet!

"There, there…if I'm not mistaken, it's time for you to get ready for your afternoon nap, hm?" - said the Square Guard, and as the Circeleys turned around and threatened to disappear from the very colorful room, fear rose within you.

Before the Square Guard could react, you tore yourself away from his hand and ran as fast as your little feet could carry you.

You hug the left leg of one of the three circle guards tightly, not wanting your friends to leave yet.

"Keep playing! Hide and seek? Slide!" you say tearfully, pointing with one hand toward the large slide in the room.

"Me alone slide like… big girl," you add, hoping that this convincing argument of your own will achieve your goal. The Circeleys don't have to work anymore, and you can keep playing with them. And maybe you'll dare to go down the big… very steep slide alone (or maybe not, because you're really afraid of it).

What you didn't notice was the square guard giving the circle guards a nonverbal hand signal not to respond. This was difficult for the Circeleys, because they had taken you into their hearts as quickly as you had them.

"Me, no, no, tired! No, nap! Play!"

The square guard's footsteps approach, and without effort, he releases your clinging grip from the Circeley's leg and picks you up.

"S-Q-U-A-R-Y! wanna play! Circeleys too," you say, the first tears of exhaustion and the urgent need for an afternoon nap clearly evident in your behavior.

Luckily, the square guard has experience dealing with you.

The Square Guard positioned you on his hip and made soothing circular movements on your back, murmuring a few quiet, calming words.

"I get it.....You had fun with the Circeleys, but just as they have to work, your afternoon nap is important to you. Or do you want to be a tired little princess who is in a bad grumpy mood?"

You sniffed loudly and shook your head, leaning a little more into the Square Guard's soothing gestures and words, and looked in the direction where the Circeleys had disappeared.

"But… Hug before nap!" you demand.

Now it was the Square Guard who let out a sigh. That was a different problem.

"The frontman is in Seoul and will be back this evening. I'm afraid that's not…"

You gasp, your eyes threatening to fill with thick tears again as your little hands clutch the fabric of the right sleeve of the Squary's pink uniform… but the next sentence stops you from crying out loud and dramatic about this injustice.

"BUT - can we visit 부대장 budaejang in his office and he can give you a hug?"

"Hmmmm….."

You think about it, you also like the Masked Officer with his pink and black uniform…but he is almost as stern and serious as your Daddah when he's wearing the black Front Men mask…was a hug from 부대장 just as good before nap time as from Daddah?

"Big Hug?"

The Square Guard patted you once on the right shoulder and then left the colorful room.

"Maybe if you ask nicely, you could take your nap in the Masked Officer's office? On the big, dark sofa?"

It was an attempt to keep you under the watchful eye of the Masked Officer, even if only for an hour, so that the Square Guard could have a little… peace. He likes having you around… but sometimes you can be a little complicated when you're fussy and whinny before nap time.

"Big hug and cuddles!" you replied, and as soon as you entered the Masked Officer's small office, the poor man barely had a chance to look up before you threw a tearful "huuuug and cuddles" in his direction and made grabby hands.

"She really wanted to see you, Sir, before her nap time. My hands were tied!" - the Square Guard said, and you were passed from arm to arm, not noticing the critical look the Masked Officer—what the hell is this stupid Square Guard?—was giving the other guard, because you gave him a huge hug and then snuggled up to the man who was like your father, In-Ho's, right-hand man.

"Pinky me no nap…..no ti…..tired….pinky….comfy….no sleepy," - you say quietly with a yawn, not noticing the disapproving frown on the Masked Officer's brow at your new nickname.

He instinctively begins to gently rock you back and forth in his arms like a baby.

Soon, you're asleep, even though you're not tired at all and had no intention of keeping your nap time.

And so, you don't hear the warning words the Masked Officer addresses to the Square Guard , as he continues to gently rock you in his arms.

"If you tell anyone about this, I'll make you disappear faster than the dead players at a red light turn green!"

Circles are the babies ~~ 😂

Hyun-ju saved his life even after she was gone.

You want to help your samchon packing his Suit Case for the next work Day....and sneaky as you are, you try to hide a special surprise for the Salesman in there.

A/N: Read a post that the Squid Game Fandom is dying? Have to prove, that´s not the case so....some cuteness with our favorite crazy Salesmen :D

TW: Manipulation

"Samchon? Night Night Appa? Call?"

You're holding your favorite stuffed animal in one hand and your uncle's smartphone in the other, and you're now padding toward the salesman, who just moments ago sat down behind his desk in his study.

The briefcase was open on the table, and the card for the Ddakji game lay neatly on it.

"Ah! Of course, I almost forgot. InHo is probably already waiting for our call," - the salesman said with a smile, motioning for you to come closer and then, with a fluid movement, place you onto his lap.

The man then uses the FaceTime function on the social media app, where, of course, he has InHo's number saved.

It was important to you to say "Night Night Appa"… so he'd know you missed him and were thinking of him.

And your uncle has given into the Request, every evening of the three days you're spending with him, because InHo is traveling abroad and can't take you with him—and so he left you in the capable hands of one of his friends.

Well…Salesmen was a bit…crazy and sometimes unpredictable in his ideas, but he knew that trust had to be kept well (plus, he enjoys being woken up in the morning by quiet babbling words and the sounds of the baby monitor, only to be greeted by you with a joyful "Wakey Wakey Samchon!").

It takes a moment for your Appa to accept the video call and the FaceTime screen to split into two parts. In one, you can see your own reflection plus Samchon, and in the other, a somewhat tired-looking InHo smiles at you.

"APPA!" - you call, waving the stuffed animal in your hand at the camera, while your uncle loosens his grip on you – now rocking back and forth somewhat uncontrollably – to prevent you from falling.

"Inho – are those dark circles under your eyes?" - Salesmen teased the frontman as well.

"It's been a long day… hello, love, are you behaving good for your Samchon ?“ - Inho's voice took on a loving tone in the second part as he turned to you.

You nod, and your uncle explains what you did today, and that you only cried a little because you weren't allowed to bring a worm from your visit to the park back here to keep, and that you're currently starting Night Night Bedtime, and that a call to him is a must.

InHo's dark eyes sparkled with a mixture of amusement and longing…how he would love to be there now, but…other things are taking up his mind.

"Appa is proud that you listened to Samchon so well. One more sleep, and then I'll pick you up and we'll go back to the island," - Inho said, now a bit more tired.

"Tree-Angles, Circeleys, and Squary's friends!" - you giggle.

"Yes, the guards are your friends," - InHo confirmed.

"But I'm your favorite uncle, aren't I?" - the salesman cooed, bouncing his knees up and down once, which elicited a happy giggle from you.

"Tell me, Starlet? Who's your favorite uncle?" - Salesman continued, a hint of manipulation in his tone, perhaps seeking self-affirmation, disguised with a playful undertone.

You giggled again and buried your head in your favorite stuffed animal.

"Samchon, funny!" - you giggled.

"Ah-ah, Samchon didn't want to hear that. Starlet?" - The salesman bounced his knees again, and this time, you surprised him, dropping your stuffed animal on the floor.

"Gong Yoo? If you keep going like that, she'll vomit up her dinner", - InHo warned, not intervening because…both he and the salesman already knew the answer to the favorite uncle question.

"Do you hear that? Appa's just trying to annoy us", - Gong Yoo sighed dramatically, playfully tapping you on your right shoulder.

"Samchon favorite uncle—lots of lots," - you said, giving him a few kisses on the cheek and a big hug.

"I knew it! Good little star"

"She's not a pet"

"She might be house clean, by the time you pick her up the day after tomorrow."

"She's afraid of the potty and…ah, I should go to sleep now…tomorrow will be an eventful day". - Inho sighed.

"Maybe I'll keep her too…she could be my lucky charm? A mini…Salesman."

You kick your feet impatiently and point to the stuffed animal that's still lying on the floor.

"Samchon! Bunny!" - you say, and while Salesman holds you with one hand, he fishes the stuffed animal off the floor with the other and hands it to you. You give the stuffed bunny a big hug.

"I think the guards wouldn´t agree to that" - InHo chuckled, and when it was time to say Night Night Appa, you wave attentively and give lots of air-hand-wave kisses towards the camera before InHo ends the call.

Then you yawn once.

"I can see with my little eye , that someone is very tired" - Salesmen teased you.

"Nuh-uh…..me….no sleepy," - you said, and Salesmen smiled amusedly.

"Come on, I can see that a little girl is very tired. You need your sleep, after all, we're visiting Captain Park tomorrow", - Salesmen said, and the name of your other uncle caught your attention. A trip to Appa's other good friend?

Park Yeong-gil has been friends with your father for as long as Salesmen has, and you like him just as much as Salesmen.

"Kay kay…bedtime story?" - you say as your uncle sets you back down on the floor.

"We have to brush our teeth first. Your appa was very clear about that rule"

After brushing your teeth, you can choose a picture book for Salesman to read to you as a bedtime story…but first, you have to put a surprise in your Samchon's briefcase…a lucky charm! After all, he told you that when InHo picks you up, he'll have to work long hours. He needs a lucky charm.

So, while Salesman quickly calls Captain Park in the kitchen, you sneak into the study and climb onto the chair by the desk to meticulously place a very special object there.

A pacifier with stars that glow in the dark on it!

It was one of those pacifiers you only really need to fall asleep, and Appa was so kind and gave you two models for your overnight stays here…maybe the star pacifier will bring your uncle luck!

Satisfied, you closed the lid of the briefcase, feeling very proud of yourself.

And so you ran back to the guest room and found yourself with a book, which became your bedtime story, and fell asleep when your uncle was only on the third page of the book reading it to you.

And of course, the salesman didn't take another look inside the briefcase , before starting work two days later.

His surprise , when he first opened it , should be almost as…surprising as if you were holding a landed gun to his temple.

The Promise to be back for Night-Time Routine from his Meeting is broken, your Father needs longer to return back to the Island and the Circle Guards are trying to get you to brush your tiny Tooth. But you are a bit sad this Evening and refuse to brush your Tooth all clean....luckly one of the Triangle Guards has a helpful Idea. Dinosaur Toothpaste.

"….but princess, your teeth have to be brushed before you go to sleep, right?"

You look at the princess-designed toothbrush, that's being held out to you (pink with a crown and hearts and an Elsa & Anna Frozen sticker on it, of course!) - for a moment before you look at one of the Circeleys.

Your eyes are already wide and the tiredness from the exciting new game of rolling the ball in the afternoon has…actually put you in the perfect conditions to dive into dreamland later , without any problems…but your father had promised to be back for the night-time routine…and he wasn't back yet.

"Daddah, brush teeth too!" - you say without making any move to pick up the toothbrush or to show the circle guard any accommodating behavior.

It was only a few minutes ago, before entering the small bathroom, that you were told that your father would be a little later and that the Circeleys would put you to bed.

You had so much to tell your father, even though In-Ho had to leave the island for just a few hours because of an emergency that required his presence.

And you simply didn't want to brush your little teeth… not without your Daddah (who of course only pretends to brush his teeth during your normal night-time routine, because in addition to your night-night bedtime, the frontmen have to do a few more hours of work, planning and preparation) - now brush your teeth… no matter how nicely one of the Circeleys asked.

"Pretty please?" - the circle guard tried and you just shook your head sadly and even took a few steps back… looking for help over to the other two Circeleys who were standing at the bathroom door and making sure that… well, what exactly are they looking out for? That you don't run away because brushing your teeth without Daddah is stupid? YES! But no help came from the other two Circleleys either… even if they clap their hands encouragingly (like at dinner when you didn't really want to eat a spoonful of the carrots and you did anyway because you could be encouraged and persuaded and the Circelelys clapped so well) - but that didn't help much either.

"No no no……no wanna brush teeth....Circleley"

You shake your head again and just sit down on the floor, your lack of cooperation mixed with your longing for your father….you love the guards, your friends….the Circeleys, Tree-Angels and Squaries very much…but it's totally stupid and mean to tell you so shortly beforehand…that In-Ho // Frontmen…or to you simply Daddah, won't be back on time.

"What do we do now?"

"No idea"

"Do small children really need to brush their teeth every evening and…"

"Stupid question!"

"The boss is very particular about routine and dental hygiene…we can't go soft now…should we radio the second in command? Maybe he has an idea"

"And we're going to have to listen again to people saying you can't handle a small child?"

"Are we going to do that? I question every end of the working day whether we aren't incompetent after all"

"Discussing that is a whole other matter…"

You pout for a moment as the circles come together to form a group and discuss quietly in adult language…you'll never brush your teeth again because…because Daddah didn't keep his promise! Exactly!

The bathroom door opened again and a triangle guard came in, first glancing at you… sitting on the floor and then at the circle guard who was still holding the toothbrush with the toothpaste on it.

"She hasn't brushed her teeth yet?" - asks the triangle and the circles say no, explaining the situation and the triangle thinks for a moment before crouching down in front of you.

"Would you like to know a secret little one?"

"No! Wanna Daddah! No Tree-Angels - secret"

"Are you sure? It's a really good secret… it always helped my now grown-up children when they didn't want to brush their teeth."

"Me no brush tooth!"

You sniff once, making it unmistakably clear to all the guards present that you really only miss In-Ho's presence. And you don't even want to know the secret.

"Hmmm….okay then I'll just tell the circleleys…..", said the triangle and stood up to whisper to the circles…..something about the situation caused you to look over at the adult group and get distracted.

You slowly stand up and walk towards the triangle guard, tug once at the right fabric of the uniform on your right leg and raise your arms up to be picked up by the tree angel. The guard complied with this request and you can see a pair of dark eyes through the mask, which you examine with a mixture of sadness but also a little curiosity.

"What secret?" you ask and the triangle takes the toothbrush from the circle's hand and carries you closer to the sink.

"There is a special magic spell on the toothpaste today…if you brush your teeth with it, you will be a dinosaur in your dream…it is dinosaur toothpaste"

The room was silent for a moment. It was unmistakable that the triangle guard was an experienced father (unlike In-Ho in this area, who continues to learn every day through your influence…in both positive and negative ways). The triangle's voice had taken on something mysterious…as if it really was a big, important secret.

"Dinosaur?" - you tilt your head for a moment and look at the guard in such amazement that you forget the sadness that had just taken over you.

"Like T-Rex grrrrraaaa!" you say and make a loud T-Rex-like giggling noise which, thanks to the radio on the guard's belt, has probably made some of the other guards at their posts a little more awake.

"Right…do you want to brush your teeth now? You can tell us about the dream tomorrow morning, OK?" the triangle replied and you were excited about the idea because…dinosaurs are almost as exciting as princesses and snowy kingdoms…you reached for the toothbrush and tried to brush your teeth…at your almost 3 years old, it worked…well…rather chaotically and some of the toothpaste landed on the right sleeve of the guard's uniform as you scrubbed up and down with the toothbrush…after a few moments you made a whining noise.

"Tree Angel, help?" - and you hold out the toothbrush to him….the triangle guard helps you and a few minutes later your teeth are clean…thanks to the dinosaur toothpaste…and you yawn tiredly and let one of the Circleleys pick you up and carry you out of the bathroom without protest…..before you leave the room, however, you have already fallen asleep and are laying your head on the guard's right shoulder.

"Tree-Angel, Circleley and dinosaur…grraaa," you murmur quietly before you completely fall asleep and are no longer aware of your surroundings.

It was a good tactic and solution from the triangle guard…the idea with the dinosaur toothpaste…especially since you really did dream about a dinosaur that night…and this dinosaur was trying to play catch near the pretty, colorful stairs.

Maybe that's your goal for the coming day…because with the world's best babysitters - you could definitely play catch…or hide and seek?

A/N: Yes, it was so sad our poor Thanos never got his limited Shoes back. I can see Thanos in his drugged high Bathroom Break totally, sitting on the Floor having a full conversatin with the little sweet Babygirl like it´ś the most normal Thing in the World. For this one, the Toddler gets a older Cousin, who is one of the Guards Kids- so both troublemakers get into the bathrooms fast. I hope you like what i make out of your Request!

Bathroom Break

"…..look, cousin, it's Thanos! He's cool and makes good music!"

Your 5-year-old cousin whispers the following information to you excitedly. Quietly so Squary doesn't hear, while you sit in the room next to the surveillance room. This room also has a huge TV with a live broadcast of the dormitories. And at that very moment, the other Squary guard gave a brief overview of why the adults were there and how much debt they owed. You don't know what debt means…your older cousin doesn't either. But you believe him when he tells you that this Thanos…..is cool and makes great music.

"Choi Su-bong. Player No. 230. Current debt: ₩500 million"

A murmur went through the rows, and you shifted from a sitting position to a lying position on your stomach. The hard surface, which was used at the start of this year's games on the Isel, was, as always, highly polished. The dark tiles were so well cleaned…you could almost see your reflection in them.

"ME love music too! Elsa!" - you giggle, and you love watching the Disney movie Frozen. Preferably with Appa. But lately, Inho has been very busy…which is why the Circeleys usually look after you. Sometimes, though, Appa sings along when, in typical toddler fashion, you get excited and try to imitate Elsa during Let It Go.

"My Appa sings in the shower. Momma thinks it's funny," - says your older cousin, and your attention returns to the television as the famous rapper Thanos loudly complains about something.

You notice that the man with the beautiful purple-black hair has a very deep voice. I wonder if he's good at singing goodnight stories or lullabies?

"Oh damn, where are my shoes? They were a limited edition! Originally signed by a star! They're not available anywhere anymore, they're valuable! I need them back!"

There was something sad about the big boy's voice.

"Why doesn't Thanos have his shoes?" your cousin asked the square guard, who glanced briefly at the television from you and turned it off with a grab of the remote.

"The adult games have rules. Player 230 gets his limited-edition shoes back at the end of the games…you two should take your nap right now…" said Squary.

"I'm already five years old, I don't want this anymore!" said your cousin, convinced he was right.

"I want cool shoes too! Blinky Shoes! Wanna!" you said excitedly, not understanding the context.

The square guard who was babysitting you both just shakes his head and then convinces you to accompany him to your bedroom. Your cousin is only staying here for a few days. His Appa is working as a Triangle Guard—or as you call the guards, Tree-Angles—and so now you have someone to keep you company. It's nice to play with another child. Sometimes.

While you're taking your nap and dreaming about Appa buying you a pair of shoes that are like the Blinky Shoes and can sing, your cousin is thinking about how best to sneak up on Thanos and help him. The 5-year-old doesn't like seeing his idol so sad.

And shortly after you wake up from your nap, your cousin is talking to you nonstop.

"…then since you want to go to the big girl restroom, I'll help you…we'll sneak to the players' restroom and give Thanos a marker for his shoes…then he won't be sad anymore."

Your cousin puts so much enthusiasm into his explanations that you yawn once, crawl near the bars of the bed with your favorite stuffed animal in one hand, and look at your cousin, not quite awake because of your nap.

"Stickers?" - you ask, pointing to the small art table in your bedroom. There, in addition to Frozen stickers, are some of forest animals, smileys, and unicorns.

"YES! That too. The stickers and a marker like…ooooh, it's purple! Like Thanos' hair! Cool!" - your cousin grabs the things and stuffs both the stickers and the pink marker into his pockets.

Your plan to go to the big girls' restroom because that's what big kids do…is met with suspicion by Squary.

"Are you sure? The last time the frontman explained the concept of potty training to you…you ran to the Black Square guard crying?"

You remember that. And you still don't like potty training. But how can Appa even start with such a weird idea? Then he also tried to tell you that his little brother—the police officer whose photo InHo always looks at sadly—also wanted to start potty training as a little kid and did a great job. But you didn't care and sought protection from the Black Square guard—or Pinky as you call him.

"She wants to be cool. Like ME!" - your cousin says quickly, and before you can say how stupid potty training is, your cousin hugs you. Oh—you're good at returning hugs.

But the suspicion remains, and when the guards near the players' bathrooms all suddenly swarm around like a swarm of ants, your babysitter doesn't pay attention to you for a moment. Your cousin takes your hand and you run to the boys' bathrooms.

As you enter the bathrooms, you're surprised by those strange boxes on the walls and the fact that there's no changing table anywhere. When Appa goes to a restaurant with you, he also goes to the women's restroom if a changing table is needed…isn't there something like that in the men's restroom?

But you don't have much time to wonder, because as your cousin hands you the stickers, one of the stall doors opens and Thanos comes out.

He makes a few wild movements with his hands, raps quietly to himself, and doesn't even notice the young spectators at first.

"THANOS, YOU'RE SO COOL!" - your cousin says excitedly, running towards the rapper. You carefully follow him, clutching the stickers to yourself.

Thanos whistles a long, long blast, runs a hand through his hair, and looks at the two children.

"These pills are really high. I knew Nam-Su couldn't handle it…but two kids…that's new Shit!" - Thanos said, and you looked from the man's face to his shoes.

"Shoes sad!" - you said, approaching the man's shoes.

"Huh?" -Thanos asked in surprise.

"The mean adults took Thanos's shoes. We want to help here—so you can write on them yourself!" - your cousin said, handing Thanos the purple marker.

Thanos takes the pen and then watches as you sit down at his feet and hold up a unicorn sticker and a Frozen Elsa and Anna sticker.

"Sticker pretty shoes?" - you ask for permission to stick both stickers on the white shoes. Your cousin takes a bear sticker and sits down on your free left side.

"Then you have the coolest shoes among the other adults!"

Thanos was silent for a moment before his deep, amused laughter flooded the men's bathroom and he agreed with these ideas.

"You're the funniest hallucinations I've had in weeks - cool!" - Thanos said, sitting down on the floor so you could stick the stickers on one of the white shoes, and Thanos could write his name on the other with the pen.

Then he washed his hands and went back to the other players. Bragging to his team, Thanos was bragging about how crazy his hallucinations had just been, and you… well… your babysitter, Square Guard, finally found you.

"No more bathroom breaks for you," - Squary grumbled as he picked you up, leading your cousin by the hand back to your room.