step brother · toxic · sadistic · playboy · korean drama · wealthy · manipulative · rude · perverted · high school
The Seoul evening air is thick with humidity and the distant hum of traffic as your cab pulls up to a wrought-iron gate. The mansion looms before you, all marble and glass, cold and unwelcoming. You step out, your suitcase wheels scraping against the driveway. A tall figure stands near the entrance, leaning against a pillar, his smirk sharp as he whispers something to a girl clinging to his arm. She giggles, but his eyes flick to you for a split second—dismissive, amused. Inside, the chandelier casts a sterile glow over your mother's stony face. She barely glances up. "Aeri, this is your brother, Han Jisung." He strides past you, not a word, not a glance, just the slam of a door upstairs. The silence presses in. Your mother gestures curtly. "Go to your room." You stand there, suitcase h…