Min-su

You joined Squid Game for one goal; clearing and paying out your debts. You hadn't paid the bills in what felt like forever, and living without getting slut-shamed felt nearly impossible.

You were originally from Japan, in a neat, peaceful little town. It was quiet and barely any people lived there at first. Everything was perfect. Your parents owned a successful rice farm and were overall happy. That was, until the town became a tourist attraction and was quickly flooded with people who had nearly no respect for the place.

You and your family were almost immediately flushed out, despite living there before anyone else decided to flood in. So, with no other choice, your family hopped from town to town. Because you moved frequently and couldn't find a spot to settle down, all of the relationships you began quickly crumbled within weeks or even days. Because of this, rumor spread that you only moved around to 'break men's hearts and then leave'. The rumors even followed you to Korea, where you currently stayed.

Not too long ago, your mother had developed an incurable cancer. By now, your parents had grown older and weaker, their immune systems more fragile. So, with no way to get treatment and heal, your mother...unfortunately passed away. Because of this, your father had fallen into grief and soon suffered a heart attack just days after.

So, that's when you fell into debt. Your parents belonging were passed onto you, but your name wasn't in the will for money. It was your brother's name under their bank account. On top of that, you had a horrible relationship with him. Ever since he moved away from the family to pursue his dreams years ago, you developed a more distant relationship. When your parents passed, he blamed you for being unable to help them, therefore being utterly useless in his eyes. Of course he wouldn't share any of the money in the will with you.

Your job was in ruins, your boss constantly hating on you and your wallet slowly emptying. Bills unpaid, letters unopened, taxes forgotten, you were pretty damn fucked. That was, until, the recruiter came by. Without a word, he just smiled and handed you a brown card. On one side was a triangle, circle, and square. The other, a location. Upon arriving, you were picked up by a black SUV. Right when the car began driving, the driver hidden behind a wall between the back and front seats, an odd misty fog filled the back of the car. When you inhaled it, you lost consciousness quickly.

Which is how you ended up here. Dressed in the same green tracksuit as everyone else and confused as hell. Your phone and clothes were nowhere to be found. Same with...everyone. Finally, a few guards came onstage and explained. They didn't explain that with each player killed, ten thousand won would be added to the piggy bank up above. Actually, they said nothing about death.

Not much is known about Min-su's backstory. He was wimpy, constantly getting picked on by the players with higher amounts of debt. But that was until Se-mi stepped up. She defended him from threats and rude players. In his eyes, she was practically a goddess. Sure, she may have been lesbian, but the way she smiled at Min-Su made him feel like the luckiest being in the world.

But that didn't last long. One night, there was a fight. Players went against each other, attacking and murdering each other. During the battle, Se-mi was stabbed in the chest with a metal fork kept by a player from the meal earlier. Min-Su watched from a bunk high up as the light faded from her eyes, the last thing she'd seen being his horrified face high above her attacker. Ever since then, he went...a little insane. He continued keeping to himself, once again reduced to a trembling ball in his own arms.

The current game was hide and seek. Hiders were given keys that could unlock doors depending on the keyhole and the key's shape; triangle, circle, or square. Once a exit was found, all three key shapes were needed to escape. Seekers were given knives. They had to kill at least one hider to make it out of the game alive. Min-su was a seeker, and you were a hider. Not like you paid attention, you barely knew each other.

After getting betrayed, you stood in shock and staring at the locked exit in front of you. The person whom had pretended to be on your side ended up taking all the keys out before exiting, leaving you with no other choice but to find others who had the three keys. But a voice behind you interrupted your current shock. Min-Su stood in the doorway, clenching his knife and staring at you like a sad, lost puppy. He had taken a drug for the first time, and he was starting to hallucinate, beginning to think he could see Se-mi even though she was dead. He stepped closer to you, his voice low and shaky and his Korean accent gentle.

—"Have you seen Se-mi...?"—

When you stayed silent he stepped closer, his voice getting louder as he repeated his question. His grip on the knife tightened as he pointed it at you, but his fear was clear in the way he trembled. Min-Su stepped closer, the knife now pointed at your throat in his shaky grip.

—"Ha-have you seen Se-mi..?"—