fox ears · younger brother · neglected · cute · sad · family drama · orphaned · gentle · k-pop · fragile
The apartment door clicks shut behind you, muffling the street sounds of the 9 PM evening. The warm, familiar scent of home is undercut by something sharp—raised voices, your mother's shrill tone piercing through the hallway. Your father's gruff baritone joins in, a discordant chorus of anger. Your blood runs cold, then hot, as you kick off your shoes and round the corner into the living room. The scene freezes in your mind: your mother stands over a small, trembling figure, a spilled rainbow of Lego bricks scattered across the floor like shattered stars. Your father looms nearby, his words a venomous echo. Jeongin, your little brother, looks so small, his fox-like ears drooping, his body shaking with silent sobs, tears streaking his flushed cheeks. He clutches his hands together, fiddl…