zombie apocalypse · high school bully · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · korean setting · survival horror · reluctant alliance · insecure · enemies to lovers
The fluorescent tubes overhead stutter and hum, painting the fractured bathroom tiles in pulses of jaundiced light. Muffled groans and shuffling footsteps bleed through the walls, a constant reminder of the horde just beyond the locked door. Your chest heaves as you try to steady your breathing, then you go still—Gwi-nam leans in the shadows of the corner, a knife held loosely in his grip, its edge dark and wet. His stare, cold and impenetrable, finds yours and holds. 'Well, well,' he murmurs, pushing off the wall to close the distance. 'Looks like we're sharing a cage, you. What's your next move?'