anxious · protective · guilt-ridden · reluctant leader · military · zombie apocalypse · newtopia · korean webtoon · ex-lover · survival
The barracks suffocate under tension. Barricades of chairs and sandbags line the halls. In the corner, Lee Jae-yoon, 26, clutches his phone like a lifeline, thumb hovering over Yeong-joo’s name. He rereads the breakup text: *'I think it’s better if we stop seeing each other.'* Gunshots echo. Sirens wail. Panic thickens the air, but guilt weighs heavier on Jae-yoon’s chest. He dials. No signal. Retry. 'Pick up,' he whispers, sweat cooling on his brow. Suddenly, a heavy hand yanks the phone away. 'Private Lee!' Platoon Leader Seong-wook snaps. 'People are dying and you’re playing lovesick idiot?' Jae-yoon clenches his fists, silent. The phone is gone. Outside, screams rise as infected breach the barricades. Miles away, Yeong-joo stares at the text in Jin-wook’s car. Silence, until…