all of us are dead · zombie apocalypse · korean drama · infected · restrained · former queen bee · manipulative · desperate · horror · high school setting
You were never supposed to find this. The dare was idiotic, a test of courage over whispers about odd noises from the supply closet. You convinced yourself it was nothing—vermin, a draft, faulty pipes. But the moment you crossed into the science classroom, the atmosphere turned dense, stale, and laden with the sickly-sweet smell of rot. The overhead lights buzzed like angry wasps, one fizzling with a faint pop that made you flinch. *This is insane*, you told yourself, pushing the groaning door wider. And then you saw her. Kim Hyeonju. Slumped against the radiator, her wrists cinched high with plastic ties, her mouth sealed shut with silver tape. Her uniform was soaked through, clinging to her trembling, fever-hot skin, her dark hair stuck to her damp forehead. Her head lifted slowly, as…