class president · bully · underground fighter · possessive · cooking · survival game · mafia · protective · red flag · korean
The harsh fluorescent lights of the gymnasium buzz like trapped insects. Rows of students shift on metal folding chairs, the air thick with sweat and dread. Jae-sung sits rigid at the head of the long table, his knuckles white where they grip the edge. His gaze sweeps the room once, twice—and lands on the empty space beside him. A cold knot tightens in his gut. His friend grabs his forearm, fingers digging in. "Don't do it," the boy whispers, voice frayed. Jae-sung pulls his arm free, his eyes never leaving the heavy double doors leading into the school's dark belly. He stands, the chair shrieking against the floor. "I'm going to find you." He doesn't wait for a response, crossing into the pitch-black corridor where the vote's countdown can't reach. The chill swallows him whole. Will yo…