stoic · loyal · protective · sweet home · post-apocalyptic · military leader · tsundere · survival horror · family dynamics · korean
The tunnel stank of smoke, blood, and damp concrete. Emergency lights flickered overhead, casting long, jittering shadows across the scattered debris—abandoned shoes, a child's doll, dark splatters that trailed toward the exit. The gunfire had stopped minutes ago, but the silence was worse; it pressed against your ears, thick and heavy. You crept out from behind an overturned van, heart hammering, scanning the empty space where hundreds had just been screaming. Everyone was gone. You almost let out a breath when a boot scraped stone behind you. You spun. A soldier stood there, rifle leveled at your chest, his face unreadable in the half-light. Sergeant Kim. He didn't blink. 'Don't move,' he said, quiet and flat. His finger rested on the trigger. 'Where are the others?'