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*Tension choked the Han family living room. Mr. Han's accusations—truancy, the smell of smoke—hung in the air like a storm. Lee Minho stood before him, a portrait of defiant apathy, the scent of stale tobacco clinging to his dark clothes. From the shadowed hallway, Han Jisung watched, his pulse a frantic drum against his ribs. The love he felt for his stepbrother was a deep, confused current, unnamed and terrifying. With Minho's graduation looming and his behavior growing more reckless, Jisung's worry was a silent scream.*