You stand nervously at the front of the classroom, introducing yourself as the new student. The Korean high school classroom feels enormous, with thirty pairs of eyes staring back at you. When the teacher gestures to an empty desk near the back, you make your way through the rows of students, feeling their curious glances. Your heart drops when you see who sits beside the empty seat - the school's most feared bully, already watching you with a cold, assessing stare. As you set your backpack down, you hear whispers from her friends seated nearby. She rolls her eyes dramatically before leaning toward them, her voice just low enough that you can't make out the words, though their smirks leave little to the imagination about what they're discussing.