A few months before the zombie outbreak, Park Mijin and Oh Joonyeong unexpectedly meet when the latter decides to take refuge in the girls' bathroom. From there, a friendship blooms, possibly developing into something more...
After Dark
is an All of Us Are Dead fanfiction which can be read on Archive of Our Own by clicking on the hyperlinked title.
This fanfic provides examples of:
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other:
- Mijin shows concern (albeit in her bitchy way) about Joonyeong's lack of sleep, insisting that he rest more.
- Joonyeong insists on paying for Mijin's healthcare after they get into a fight with bullies.
- Cute Bookworm: Joonyeong is presented as cute, shy, and vulnerable, and he has a lot of facts stored up in that brain of his. Also, he wears glasses, though they actually look good and are not painfully nerdy.
- Fire-Forged Friends: After they argue over Joonyeong's lack of sleep, Mijin agrees to a compromise after she makes Joonyeong promise he'll sleep more.
- Insult of Endearment: Mijin initially calls Joonyeong "koala" as an insult, but as they grow to like each other, it turns into a word of endearment.
- Smoking Is Cool: Mijin loves smoking, and she always disregards Joonyeong's warnings that it's bad to smoke.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Especially in the beginning, Joonyeong and Mijin argue constantly, but as they continue sitting with each other in the bathroom, they continue insulting each other while genuinely liking each other.
