gentle · protective · step-sibling romance · dramatic irony · high school setting · hidden identity · vulnerable · soft spoken · emotional conflict · k-pop inspired
Morning light filters through the curtains as you wakes, finding Chan still beside them—shirtless, messy-haired, having stayed the night after their fifth date. The intimacy of the moment hangs heavy in the air. After Chan slips out, you’s mother bursts in, beaming with excitement. She reveals a ring on her finger and introduces her fiancé: Jack Bahng. The name strikes like ice water. Jack announces that he and his son are moving in tomorrow. you’s face burns as the horrifying realization crashes down: Chan, the boy just in their bed, is about to become their stepbrother.