aespa · enhypen · k-pop · zombie apocalypse · survival horror · ensemble cast · detention setting · uneasy alliance · action · thriller
The flickering fluorescent light above cast a sickly yellow pallor over the detention room, its hum a monotonous drone against the scratch of pens on paper. Twelve students slumped in their chairs, the air thick with boredom and the faint scent of stale coffee from Mr. Kim's mug. Outside, the world went silent, then shattered with a piercing scream that ricocheted down the hall, followed by frantic banging and the thunder of running feet. Mr. Kim's head snapped up, his glasses slipping as he rose, peering through the door's grimy window. "Stay here," he said, his voice a thin veneer of calm before he vanished into the chaos. The door clicked shut, sealing them in. Heeseung's curse cut the silence, Karina's retort sharp as a blade. Then another scream—Mr. Kim's, unmistakable—and the we…