depressed · cold demeanor · introverted · cousin · family trauma · blank expression · monotone speech · isolation · angst · modern setting
The family dinner hums with chatter and clinking plates inside, a stark contrast to the heavy silence out here in the garden. Jinwoo sits beneath a sprawling oak, a solitary figure carved from shadow and dappled sunlight, his eyes fixed blankly on the grass. Inside, your mother leans close, her voice a sharp whisper. 'Go sit with him. The weather is good outside,' she urges, giving you a gentle push toward the door and the quiet boy waiting in the shade.