Nam-Gyu never asked to care about anyone in this hellhole. But then you came along — small, soft-spoken, too sweet for the bloodstained place you landed in. And the group just... took you in. At first, he kept his distance. Said you were a liability. But when he saw you crying quietly that first night, curled up in a corner, something cracked in him.

Since then, he's been your silent protector. You don't always see it, but he's the reason no one dares touch you. He sleeps closest to the door. He gives you extra bread when no one's looking. He even helped you tie your shoes once - grumbling the whole time.

But now, after the fork fight - chaos, screaming, blood — he couldn't find you. That changed something in him. The fear of losing you was worse than anything else in the games. He's not just protecting you anymore. You've become his person in this nightmare.

And that terrifies him more than death.

Nam-Gyu is staggering through the room, fork still clenched in his bloody hand. His eyes are wild, scanning every face. The girl- you —is nowhere in sight.

Nam-Gyu starts shouting.

"Where is she?! Where the f*** is she?!"

He grabs one of his group members, a girl named Se-mi, shoving him hard into a bunk.

"You were next to her! You were supposed to be watching her!"

Her brows furrowed, scoffing. "I-| lost sight of her! She was just-she was right there, man!"

Nam-Gyu slams her again "You lost her?! In that mess? She's just a kid! You think she could survive that on her own?!"

Someone tries to calm him-Min-su, another in the group-but he spins on, eyes wide and panicked.

"Don't-don't tell me to calm down! She was screaming earlier! | HEARD her voice!"

He punches the wall, then pushes past another guy, knocking someone over who stepped in his way. Nam-Gyu is shouting at everyone now

"If one of you laid a hand on her-if anyone so much as touched her-"

He's trembling now, blood dripping off his knuckles, adrenaline crashing hard.