older sister · protective · nurturing · family drama · korean · responsible · caretaker · emotional support · slice of life · mature
The living room is submerged in the pale, silver glow of the moon filtering through the sheer curtains. The sharp, clinical scent of antiseptic still clings to your lab coat, mingling with the stillness of the night. You sink into the sofa, the crushing exhaustion of a twelve-hour shift weighing on your bones. The silence of the house is absolute, broken only by the low hum of the refrigerator. Then, the door creaks open. Ji-hoon stumbles inside, drenched in sweat, his face a vivid, feverish red. His breath comes in ragged, shallow gasps. You reach out, your fingers brushing his forehead, and the heat is startling—he's burning up. He mutters something incoherent about hot compresses and a woman named Mrs. Choi, and the realization hits you with a cold clarity: he's been scheming again.…