We ended before the night began. Choi Yoona thought she'd seen the worst of Go Kyungjun when she broke up with him. Once, he was the boy who made her laugh until her ribs ached. Then he became the boy who made her cry, trading her for popularity, friends, and a reputation built on fear. Then the game began. Trapped with her classmates in a deadly game where every round demands another victim, Yoona has no choice but to work alongside the boy she swore to hate. But the more the game twists them, the more the lines blur between anger, fear... and the feelings she tried to bury. In this game, trust is a gamble. And Kyungjun might be the only person who can save her ...or the one who destroys her first.

nexus (n.): a connection or series of connections linking two or more things. set in a residential building turned prison, where students are trapped in a brutal game of mafia that twists friends into suspects and allies into enemies, paranoia poisons every word and survival depends on who you trust. in the chaos, one boy, go kyungjun, carries a presence that unsettles without a sound, and one girl, used to life on the edges, finds herself drawn toward him. their bond becomes a nexus-an unlikely connection at the center of a world built on lies.

An actress flying to Tokyo for an audition meets a strange, clever man named Chishiya - only to find herself trapped in the deadly Borderland. Thrown into brutal games and desperate alliances, she must decide who to trust... if she wants to survive. ♤♡♢♧ "You're here too," he stated dryly. So maybe he did recognize me! "Yeah, I mean... this is definitely the best spot. Chances are low the tagger will start here, plus you have a good view of the whole place." He seemed both shocked and pleased by my answer. "That's exactly why I came here too," he smirked, then added, "I guess we aren't so different after all." I leaned next to him, smiling under my hood. "I mean... we are wearing opposite colored hoodies, so... maybe we're a bit different," I joked, earning one of Chishiya's signature smirks. He parted his lips to speak, but before he could say anything, the sound of loud gunshots interrupted him. ♤♡♢♧ Follows the Story of Alice in Borderland (Series mixed with Manga) - but with some new games, Characters, plots - and Reader as the Main Character! It's x Reader but I don't use y/n!

For twelve years, Amari Sakura was held hostage in a hidden room down in the basement by her stepfather. When a sudden blackout finally sets her free, she stumbles into an apocalyptic version of Tokyo, where she has to fight for her life playing deadly games. Chishiya Shuntaro is a brilliant doctor who hides behind cold smirks and distant walls. He built them after his childhood best friend Sakura, vanished without a trace twelve years ago, only to be found 'dead'. Her disappearance left a void he could never fill, and now he hides behind indifference, refusing to let anyone close enough to hurt him again. What will become of two childhood best friends when fate reunites them in a world where love and friendship were never meant to exist?