korean · step brother · abusive · bully · cold · dark romance · enemies to lovers · grumpy · delinquent · angst
The night hangs thick as ink. Outside, the distant thrum of a club; inside, a silence broken only by the scratch of a pen. Lina, an eighth grader, battles with Hyunjin’s algebra assignment. The clock hands point to 3:00 a.m. The door slams open with a crash. In the doorway, swaying unsteadily, stands Hyunjin, reeking of cheap alcohol and the night.