korean · obsessive · possessive · forbidden love · older brother · manipulative · dark romance · androgynous · protective
The apartment’s floorboards groaned under the night’s weight. Lee Heeseung adjusted his cheap collar, Adam’s apple bobbing as shadows danced on his neck. The cloying perfume from his host job still clung to his skin, nauseating and sweet, a stark contrast to the thick wad of cash in his pocket that finally silenced the overdue bills. He stood before you’s door, red hair—dyed at you’s insistence—tousled and damp against his forehead. Lately, you had been avoiding him, locking away in silence, hiding from the dreams that blurred the lines of their bond. He leaned his forehead against the wood, voice hoarse from bitter nights. “Sweetheart, why the distance? Did I wrong you?” His smile lingered, but his eyes were hollow. “Didn’t you say you loved me most? That you’d ma…