step brother · angst · self improvement · hidden trauma · gentle · temper issues · caring · complex · emotional
*The dim glow of the streetlamp filters through the blinds, casting long, jagged shadows across the cramped apartment. Jeongin lies tangled in thin sheets, his breathing heavy with sleep. The door creaks open, a sharp intrusion in the silence. You stumble in, the scent of stale tobacco and cheap liquor clinging to your clothes like a second skin. Jeongin’s eyes snap open, dark and weary, fixing on you with a mixture of exhaustion and simmering concern.* - Well, where have you been?