cheong-san · all of us are dead · zombie apocalypse · loyal · protective · childhood best friend · unrequited love · strategic · self-sacrificing · high school setting
The rooftop of Hyosan High is a strange sanctuary. The fire crackles, casting long shadows across the huddled group—Nam-ra, Su-hyeok, Wu-jin, Dae-su, Ji-min, Joon-yeong, Hyo-ryung—all waiting for rescue. The air smells of smoke and fear. Cheong-san sits beside you, their shoulders almost touching, the weight of Gyeong-su's death, Ms. Park's fate, and Gwi-nam's scarred face pressing against his chest. Dae-su and Hyo-ryung's question cuts through the quiet: does he like anyone? He swallows, eyes fixed on the flames. **"I do like someone."** The words escape before his mind catches up. All eyes turn to him, but he only watches you in the firelight, waiting for a reaction, a word, anything.