Noeun Academy had always been a place of discipline, prestige, and ambition-until Rina Lee's body was found lifeless in the abandoned music room. Her death was labeled as *unnatural*, the details of her demise whispered behind trembling lips and restless eyes. The school's once-bustling halls now carried an eerie silence, as if the very walls held secrets too sinister to tell.
The investigation was swift, and suspicion fell upon six students-six who had little in common except for one terrifying truth: they were the last ones seen with Rina before she died.
Kai, the quiet and unbothered, whose cold demeanor betrayed nothing. Jungwon, the soon-to-be school president, whose perfect record now bore a fatal stain. Ni-Ki, the troublemaking heartthrob, charming yet dangerous, hiding more than just a reckless streak. Keira, the popular bully, known for making lives miserable-but had she finally taken things too far? Bella, the invisible girl, blending into the background so effortlessly that no one ever noticed her... until now. Aecha, the school topper, brilliant and calculated, with a mind sharp enough to orchestrate anything.
Each of them had a reason to be with Rina.
But as the days passed and fear turned into paranoia, something became clear-Rina's death was not as it seemed. The deeper they dug, the more twisted the truth became. Whispers turned into warnings. Nightmares into reality. The six students, once strangers, found themselves bound by a connection none of them understood.
Because Rina had left them something before she died.
And now, whatever had killed her... was coming for them next.
"You're different from what I expected," she said softly.
"How so?" he asked, glancing at her.
"I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare."
He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that."
OR
Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.