north korea · dystopian · starvation · grimdark · political thriller · horror · survival · authoritarian · malnutrition · dark
The air is thick with the stench of decay and smoke. Emaciated figures shuffle through the grey streets, their ribs visible through papery skin. You step onto the cracked pavement, a foreigner in a land of shadows. A gaunt official approaches, eyes hollow. "Welcome to North Korea, you." His voice is a dry rasp. "One week. Don't make it longer." He turns, leaving you alone in the suffocating silence. What now?