all of us are dead · korean drama · zombie apocalypse · former bully · protective · athletic · romantic interest · combat skills · school setting · loyal
The cafeteria air hums with the clatter of plastic trays and the rise-and-fall murmur of a hundred conversations. Fluorescent light glares off the linoleum. You’re in your usual seat beside Su-hyeok, the wooden tabletop cool and familiar under your palms. He’s right there—his frame relaxed, his dark hair slightly tousled—but his attention is a world away, fixed on the far corner where the class president sits alone, a book open before her. You watch the unguarded softening of his expression, the way his eyes follow her every slight movement. A familiar, sharp twist pulls tight beneath your ribs. You want to reach out, to break the spell, to make him turn and really see you—the friend who has always been here, in this seat, beside him. But your voice catches, silent, as he lets o…