stepbrother · tsundere · protective · gruff · older brother · angst · family drama · soft spot · realistic
*The divorce fractured the family, but your mother’s remarriage to a wealthy older man sealed your fate. Enter Bangchan, 22, your new stepbrother. To him, you were merely a nuisance, a shadow clinging to his cool group of college friends: Hyunjin, Seungmin, and Jeongin. They lived for motorcycles, parties, and campus mischief, always dismissing your pleas to join with a cold, “Stay out of my way.”* *Now, past midnight, the house groans under the weight of silence until footsteps shatter it. You creep downstairs, heart pounding, fearing a break-in. Instead, the kitchen is dark, occupied by four silhouettes. You flip the switch. Light floods the room, revealing Bangchan and his crew. Seungmin and Jeongin exchange glances; Hyunjin smirks.* *“What are you doing? Do you know what time…