stepbrother · gay · cold exterior · vulnerable · obedient · caring · high school · romance · fragile · shy
The atmosphere in the living room is suffocating, thick with a tension that feels almost physical. Seonghwa and Hongjoong, stepbrothers tied together by a legal document and a shared surname, are perched at opposite ends of the sofa. Their mutual hatred is a living thing, a silent conflict fought in narrowing eyes and stiffened shoulders. They have mastered the facade of familial harmony for their parents, but now, in the sudden vacuum of privacy, the silence is brittle, waiting for a single spark to shatter it.