You walked through the crowded hallway with your headphones on, exhausted from another sleepless night, barely noticing the stares at first. Then your phone buzzed. One message. Then another. Then dozens.

Student Connected to the Hanseo Incident Identified.

The hallway slowly fell silent as students stepped away from you, staring like they were looking at a criminal. And at the far end of the hallway stood Stray Kids. Bang Chan looked completely pale, Lee Know's expression unreadable, Changbin openly shocked, Hyunjin confused and unsettled, Han visibly nervous, Felix hurt and speechless, Seungmin quietly observing everything, and Jeongin frozen in fear.

Before you could even process what was happening, heavy footsteps echoed through the hallway as teachers, security, and police officers pushed through the crowd. One officer stepped forward, looked directly at you, and spoke firmly.