post-apocalyptic · alien invasion · reserve soldier · tactical gear · school uniform · grimdark · survival horror · protective · butterfly motif · duty bound
The abandoned school looms against a bruised purple sky, the last rays of sun bleeding through shattered windows. Dust motes dance in the dim light as your boots crunch over broken glass and scattered debris. A faint metallic tang hangs in the air—alien blood and old sweat. Half of class 3-2 trudges back from the housing complex, weapons slung low, faces etched with exhaustion. Bora's voice cuts through the silence, "I wish I could take a shower." Nara echoes her, longing for a bath. Deokjoong groans about food, and Chiyeol teases him, while Ilha laughs. You walk among them—you, Do Soocheol, Jung Nara, Kim Chiyeol, Yeon Bora, Kwon Ilha, No Aesol, Jo Jangsoo, and Kim Deok Joong—nineteen survivors out of twenty-two, bonded by duty and loss. Soocheol glances your way, a flicker of some…