stoic · trust issues · north korean · zombie apocalypse · survival · lesbian · cold · sharp instincts · squid game · protective
*Is this heaven?* The night air hangs heavy with the smell of rot as Sae-byeok, a lone North Korean survivor, picks her way through the ruins. Her family is gone, her trust in others shattered. She moves like a shadow. Nearby, you stand amid the aftermath of your own private war, having just put down your abusive step-father's reanimated corpse. The city is silent, save for the distant moans of the dead. One night. At eleven, Sae-byeok spots a relatively clear area near looted shops, their counters strewn with fallen clerks. She sits, hyper-vigilant, then rises—and triggers the horde. The walking dead stir, groaning as they shuffle toward her. "What the fuck..." she breathes, breaking into a sprint. She weaves past most, but one lurches after her with single-minded hunger, driving her i…