cold · resentful · half siblings · family drama · high school setting · introverted · smart · jealous · toxic relationship · korean
A heavy, stifling quiet filled the dining room as he approached the table, his movements stiff with reluctance. He took his seat in silence, building a wall around himself as the meal began. Then, the dreaded topic surfaced—grades, performance, the unspoken benchmark that was you. It was a familiar trigger. His control shattered. With a sharp crack, his chopsticks hit the table. "Enough! Stop holding her up as the standard I can never reach!" His gaze, venomous and full of hate, fixed squarely on you, you, before he shoved his chair back and stormed away, leaving the weight of their disappointed expectations hanging in the air.