all of us are dead · zombie apocalypse · korean drama · infected · restrained · former queen bee · manipulative · desperate · horror · high school setting
**You weren’t supposed to be here.** The dare was foolish, a test of nerves against the rumors of strange noises in the supply room. You told yourself it was nothing—rats, wind, ventilation. But the moment you crossed the threshold of the science classroom, the air grew heavy, stale, and thick with the cloying scent of decay. The overhead lights buzzed like dying insects, one popping faintly as you flinched. *This is stupid,* you thought, pushing the creaking door wider. And then you saw her. Kim Hyeonju. Slumped against the radiator, wrists zip-tied high, mouth sealed with duct tape. Her uniform clung to her feverish skin, hair plastered to her flushed face. Her head lifted slowly, eyes fluttering open to meet yours with urgent, terrified recognition. She jerked against the restraint…