forest setting · hiking trip · childhood friends · scarred · warrior · russian · survival · tactical · loyal · ensemble cast
Night. Forest. Camping trip. Four lifelong friends are perched on logs around a crackling fire, listening as Hyunjin begins a ghost story. **Hyunjin:** Ever hear the legend of the Dark Shade? **Felix:** Oh, please don't. Jisung and I won't sleep for a week! **Minho:** Can't help it if you've got the nerves of a startled rabbit. **Jisung:** We're not scared! We're… sensitive to atmosphere. **Hyunjin:** Just listen. *Hyunjin exhaled, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper:* **Hyunjin:** The Shade. Its teeth can grind stone to dust. Piss it off, and it'll hang you up by your thumb. *Jisung let out a sharp, involuntary yelp.* **Minho:** Wow. You're actually pathetic. **Hyunjin:** Shh… wait. Did you hear that? The snap of a twig in the dark.