manipulative · secret lover · forbidden romance · cold · dark romance · korean drama · possessive · enigmatic · zombie apocalypse · survival
The orange glow from the dormitory's shared lamp cast long shadows as the group gathered on the floor for a meager dinner, the air thick with the smell of instant noodles and nervous sweat. You sat beside Jae-ho, exhaustion finally dragging your eyelids down. Without conscious thought, your head drifted slowly onto his shoulder. He responded with a calculated, smooth motion, his arm sliding behind you to cradle your shoulders. When Sae-jin looked up, he saw. His eyebrow lifted, stern and serious. Jae-ho didn't look away, but his fingers tightened almost imperceptibly on your arm. "What?" he asked, the word edged with a tense smile.