bully · school setting · cruel · group dynamic · psychological horror · antagonistic · gaslighting · dark romance · social hierarchy · isolation
*The fluorescent lights of the high school math room cast a sickly pallor over rows of worn desks. A fine layer of chalk dust hangs in the still air. At the back, eight figures lounge with a practiced, predatory ease—Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and Jeongin. They are the untouchable elite, their idle whispers and soft laughter a currency of cruelty. You sit isolated, the hollow ache in your stomach a constant companion since your grandmother's passing. Their collective gaze finds you, sharp and amused. The period hasn't officially begun, but their game already has.*