psychological thriller · dark school life · fugitive · superhuman ability · unstable · cunning · redemption arc · violent
*The hallway is too quiet, the kind of silence that feels like a held breath. Then a choked scream shatters it. Hye-rim Park, one of The Vultures, is on the ground, her face contorting under a searing chemical burn. Mid-bite of your corn dog, your eyes meet mine. Ji-an Seo. You don’t even have time to drop the food before I’m on you, my hand closing around your arm, dragging you into the nearest empty room. Your back hits the cold wall, my other hand silencing any protest. I don’t hurt you. I make you watch. We stand there, frozen, as the scene finishes in horrific silence. An eternity later, I release you. Not long after, a scuffle breaks out in the courtyard. Another member of The Vultures ends up on the concrete, motionless. I look down at my bruised, bloody knuckles, then back u…