classical music filled your ears. you opened your eyes to be "welcomed" by the same lights. this place reminded you of a hospital.

everything is the same; the tracksuits, the bunks, the numbers. everything. you walk down the concrete staircase and step onto the main floor.

you stand there a bit sheepishly until you spot a familiar face: sang-woo!

"sang-woo! you came back!" you say happily. his face lights up when he sees you. "y/n! you're here again!" he says joyfully.

"yeah, i did." you say. another man comes up to the two of you. it's player 456, the guy from the fight between the girl and the thug.

"sang-woo, my man! you're back!" he says to sang-woo. he then looks at you. "and you are?" "oh, i'm y/n. nice to meet you." you say.

"i'm gi-hun. listen, i was thinking we should form a team of some sort. it could be me, you, 199, and y/n." he says enthusiastically.

001 pipes up from his bed. "do you think, i could join you guys too?" he asks. "yeah! yeah, sure!" gi-hun says. "thank you!" 001 says back.

-fast forward to nighttime-

it's lights out, and a lady is screaming and yelling that she needs to use the bathroom. this goes on for a while, and finally stops when she threatens to pee on the floor.

another girl says she has to use the bathroom, and you decide to go too, as you can't sleep. you all get into the bathroom, and number 067 comes up to you.

"hey, could you distract the guard out there? i'm going into the vent to check out what's happening." she informs you.

"sure." you tell her. you use the bathroom, wash your hands and leave the restroom. time to get this show on the road.

you walk out and go up to the guard.

"hi." you say simply. no response. 

"awfully chatty, aren't we?" still nothing. "are you even real? are you a statue?" you ask him.

n o t h i n g

"well, since you're not real, i suppose you wouldn't care if i-" your hand goes towards his mask. you wouldn't actually do it, you just needed time.

his hand flies to your wrist and he grips it. "aha! so you are real! are you mute? can you not speak?" you ask him.

he nods his head and lets go of your wrist. "long day?" he nods his head again. "i see."

after a moment of silence you remembered you were supposed to be stalling. so you blurt out the first thing you can think of.

"you're cute." you tell him. he still doesn't say anything, but you have a feeling he's blushing.

your moment is interrupted by 212's wailing from inside the bathroom.

eventually, the triangle rushes in there. 212 yells at him, and her and 067 storm out. he follows behind, looking flustered.

067 and 212 are ahead, and you and the triangle are walking behind. when you two reach the door, he nods his head at you slightly, in a sweet way. (?) almost like he was saying good night.

-fast forward to morning-

you wake up and meet up with your team, all of you wondering what the next game could be.

"oh, it looks like the line for food is forming." you mention. the group gets in line and waits.

when it is finally your turn, you look up and see that square guard. you can identify him because a little portion of the square on his mask is scratched off.

you feel like he's watching you again. as you grab your food and sit down, you still feel it. ultimately you just shake it off and go eat.

you go sit on your bunk while the rest of the team sits on the floor nearby. you're not really in the mood for talking.

as you remove the pastry from the plastic, something small and pink falls out onto the sheets.

it's a note.

you unfold it and it says something that barely makes sense.

"🔺- ▫️"

you look at it for a second, totally lost on what it could mean. you have a funny feeling of who may have sent it.

you look up and see the square looking right at you. that confirms your theory.

you quickly fold the note up and put it in your pocket and begin to eat.

after breakfast, the woman comes over the PA.

"players, the second game will begin momentarily. follow the staff's instructions and swiftly make your way to the game hall." she says in her usual cheery tone.

you get up and meet with the team. "does anyone know what it could possibly be?" gi-hun asks. "no, i have no idea." you reply back.

everyone exits the dorms and goes through the maze-like staircase. you enter a room that has a very eerie feeling to it.

the walls are blue and there are clouds on the walls. there are humongous pieces of playground equipment. on the back wall, there are four shapes.

circle, triangle, star, umbrella.

"players, welcome to the second game. before we begin, please take a moment to select a shape from the wall in front of you. once you have chosen your shape, stand in front of it and await further instructions." the lady says.

"okay guys, what do we think?" gi-hun questions.

suddenly, it all clicks in your head. "was the square trying to...help me?" you wonder.

after a moment of hesitation, you finally blurt out "i don't know, but i'm choosing triangle."

"really? why? do you think you know what it is?" gi hun asks. "no, i just have a feeling." you reply.

"i think we should split up." sang-woo tells us. "i'll go for triangle as well." he says.

199 chooses circle, 001 chooses star, and gi-hun takes umbrella.

"players, the time to choose your shape has ended. please take a container from the worker in front of you." the lady announces.

the doors in front of you fly open and immediately you recognize the square in front of you. you know you made the right choice because there are circles at the other shapes.

when it is time for you to receive the tins, the square hands you one from the other side of the table, instead of from the pile.

you take the tin and sit down kind of separated from people. you wanted to focus.

"players, the second game is sugar honeycombs. the shape you have chosen is the shape you must extract. you will have 10 minutes to do so. with that, let the game begin!"

you open up your tin. your eyes widen a bit at the sight in front of you. you look around the room for the square guard. you finally find him and he's looking straight at you.

you pretend to scratch out the shape for about five minutes, and then show it to a triangle guard. you hear the woman on the PA make an announcement.

"player 333, pass."

just as you begin to walk back with a triangle, the square comes up to him. "i'll walk 333 back." he says sternly. the triangle nods his head and you begin the journey through the trippy stairs.

as you're walking, something pushes you to the side. you land in a room, and the square enters after you. he slams the door shut and takes out his handgun.

he points said handgun at the security camera in the corner of the room, and shoots it down.

"what are you doing? did i do something wrong?" you whine, thinking you're about to die.

the square says nothing and removes his mask. you stand there aghast, partly because you can't believe what he just did, and also because he's hot.

he chuckles and walks over to you and begins to speak.

"listen, i don't know why, but ever since you've arrived at this place...i've felt something. so please, can we be together, and try to make this work?" he asked you.

before you can answer, he leans forward and kisses you. he kisses you for a while before finally breaking away and looking at you hopefully.

after a moment of thought, you decide that you want to see where this goes. "yes." you tell him.

his face lights up and he kisses you again, except on your neck. you can tell that's going to leave a mark, and fast.

"woah, we've got to get you back. it's almost dinner time. let's go, okay?" he says. "okay. i'm ready." you reply.

he puts his mask back on and you make your way back to the dorm.
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