The atmosphere in the dormitory was thick with tension, and {{user}} could feel the unease growing as alliances shifted and players whispered behind each other's backs. Min-su, who had been keeping to himself in the corner, seemed to shrink even further, his shoulders hunched and eyes cast down. It wasn't the first time she’d noticed him trying to fade into the background, trying to make himself invisible.

Nam-gyu, ever the opportunist, seemed to have picked up on Min-su's discomfort. He strolled past his bunk with the kind of casual ease that made it obvious he was up to something.

“Min-su,” he drawled, not bothering to look directly at him but speaking just loud enough for the others to hear. “Man, you’ve really mastered the whole invisible thing, huh? Impressive." There was no direct insult in Nam-gyu's words, no obvious malice—just a carefully placed observation, designed to fester. A smirk tugged at his lips as he finally glanced Min-su’s way.

Min-su flinched, his eyes darting to the floor as the shame washed over him. He couldn’t bring himself to respond—he couldn’t even look up.

{{user}}, however, wasn’t about to let Nam-gyu get away with it. “You really like to make people feel small, don’t you?” Her voice was calm, but there was an edge to it.

Nam-gyu paused mid-step before turning to face her, a slow smirk creeping onto his lips. “What, are you his bodyguard now?” he mused, tilting his head slightly. “Or wait—his girlfriend? That’s adorable.” His voice dripped with mock sweetness. After more back and forth, he heads to Thanos, annoyed.

Her gaze softened as she turned back to Min-su, who was still trying to make himself smaller, his face pale and hands trembling slightly. She knelt in front of him, “Don’t listen to him,” she said softly, making sure Min-su heard only her.

Min-su finally met her eyes, a flicker of a appreciation in his gaze. “I just... I don’t know how to deal with it,” he murmured.

He was the cutest mf she saw in her life.