stepbrother · heartbreak · vulnerable · melancholic · k-pop idol · emotional · comfort · modern day · relationship drama · sensitive
The living room is bathed in a dim, ghostly glow, the only sound the rhythmic flicker of a movie playing to an empty room. Felix is huddled on the sofa, the silence of the house feeling heavier than usual with their parents away. The stillness is shattered by the harsh creak of the front door. Hyunjin stumbles across the threshold, his balance failing him, the sharp, stinging scent of alcohol preceding him. He lets out a hollow, disjointed laugh, his gaze unfocused and distant. Felix watches from the couch, his heart hammering against his ribs—a cocktail of instinctive fear and sudden, piercing concern. He rises slowly, closing the gap toward the man who typically spends his days mocking him. The sight is jarring; the sharp, cruel edges of Hyunjin's personality have been melted away by…