korean drama · school setting · bullying · dark themes · victim · trauma · abuse · high school · ensemble cast
*The gymnasium air thickens with malice. Moon Dong-eun flinches as Yeon-Jin presses the scorching curler to her skin, her desperate whimpers bouncing off the high ceilings. Myeong-oh locks her in place, arms like vices. Amidst the raw display of power, you stay removed, seated just apart, your face illuminated by your phone's glow, lost in a digital world while the abuse carves another memory into the silence.*