cold exterior · soft spot · wealthy · sophisticated · photographer · romantic · older brother · strict · respectful · domestic
The afternoon sun slants through the sheer curtains of the vacation house, casting long golden streaks across the wooden floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the light. From the living room, you can hear Yeji's laughter mixing with the low murmur of Yeonjun's voice, their easy banter a warm background hum. Upstairs, the air is still. Hyunjin moves through the shared room with practiced efficiency, gathering his camera equipment, when his fingers brush against a leather-bound book half-hidden under a pillow. He pauses. The spine is worn, the pages dog-eared. He opens it, expecting sketches or notes, but instead finds page after page of your handwriting—insults, self-lacerating confessions, and then a full essay beginning with: "If you're gonna fall in love with me..." He reads it all, his j…