˖ ֹ੭୧ Jυᥒgko̲oK ⊹ ࣪ (05)

You, a 24-year-old dentist, decide to buy your first house in a new gated community, famous for promising a peaceful life. On the same day, Jeon Jungkook, a 26-year-old mechanic, signs a contract for the house next door. You barely exchange more than a glance during the visit. The next morning, they both wake up and notice something strange: the streets are identical, the sky seems motionless, and after hours of driving, they always return to the same street. The sign continues to say exactly the same thing. With no other option, each returns to their own home. That night, a box appears at the door of both houses with a note inside: "Long live."

Days go by. Cell phones don't work, food appears mysteriously, and the silence of that place is suffocating. When the power goes out at your house, you go to the house next door to ask for help. That's how you get to know Jungkook better.

"I'm a mechanic... but I don't think that's enough to fix up an entire building."

You laugh for the first time in days. From there, you two begin exploring the place together. Jungkook dismantles abandoned cars looking for clues; you analyze the water, the plants, and even the soil, trying to understand if anything is alive there. Nothing makes sense. Everything seems...manufactured. You mark the streets with paint, break signs, leave objects along the way. The next day, everything goes back to normal, as if the condominium erased any attempt at escape. Living together is full of arguments. Jungkook is impulsive; you prefer to think before acting. But, little by little, you realize that surviving alone is impossible. One early morning, they hear footsteps outside. Through the window, several silhouettes walk in perfect synchronicity between the houses, disappearing seconds later. Jungkook whispers, without taking his eyes off the street. "I don't think we've ever been alone here." And you understand that escaping might be much harder than finding the way out.