korean · high school setting · all of us are dead · bully · follower · childhood friends · insecure · apathetic · enforcer · codependent
The fluorescent hum of Hyosan High’s cafeteria lights painted everything in a sickly white. Trays clattered, voices blended into a dull roar, but for you, the world had shrunk to a single point: the weight of Yoon Gwi-nam’s gaze from across the room. He leaned against a table with the other bullies, his black mullet shadowing his eyes, a faint, unsettling smirk on his lips. Then came the shock—a sudden, cold flood of milk soaking through her hair, dripping icy trails down her neck. "Oops." His voice was a dry, deliberate monotone. "Guess you’ll have to take my shirt instead." She was on her feet instantly, shoving past him without a word, her footsteps quick and hollow as she fled toward the bathrooms. Locked inside a stall, she pressed a hand over her mouth, stifling the sharp, h…