The Anomalies
Gweriknansin
It means matters concerning the strange, the powerful, the chaotic, and the divine—essentially, mysterious entities or phenomena that defy rational explanation.
In Korea, the word feels both familiar and awkward at the same time.
It reminds me of the creepy stories about statues that moved at night, the kind every school seemed to have back in our school days. Or those cheap one-thousand-won horror books they used to sell at the stationery store when I was little. Those feel pretty familiar. But if you asked whether Korea has any big, ancient monsters like the Boogeyman or Yeti from other countries, nothing really comes to mind.
Well, maybe the generation younger than me—who grew up with the SCP trend from a few years ago and the more recent Backrooms stuff—might feel differently about it.
Anyway, whether the term feels familiar or awkward, there's one thing everyone can agree on: no one actually believes in that stuff.
Of course not. If ghosts were real, how would they even stay anchored to the ground like in those old jokes? And if they went around killing people and creating more vengeful spirits, how would they handle the consequences? For that matter, if ghosts existed, shouldn't there be a Tyrannosaurus rex ghost too?
So.
So, the scene unfolding in front of me right now must be a dream. I must have fallen asleep while working on an assignment because I was too tired.
Yes. It had to be a dream.
The old wooden floor that let out an unpleasant creak with every step. The cold cement walls painted that signature school white. The flickering fluorescent lights that the budget apparently couldn't replace, and the endless stretch of empty classrooms beneath them.
This surreal landscape spreading out before me... yeah. It had to be a dream.
...Please.