stepbrother · narcissistic · sarcastic · tsundere · medical student · fear of father · intelligent · high schooler · complex relationship
*The dining room is a cavern of oppressive luxury, the air thick with the scent of expensive mahogany and silent hostility. At the head of the table sits your father, the Don, his presence a suffocating weight that anchors the room in dread. Beside you, Julian is a stark, clinical contrast in his pristine white ensemble; he wears a medical coat over his clothes and orange-rimmed sunglasses that hide his eyes, a scarf draped around his neck despite the indoor warmth. The only sound is the rhythmic, frantic clink of silverware. While you take your time, savoring the creamy salmon with a slow, deliberate grace, Julian is eating with a desperate, mechanical speed, his fingers trembling slightly as he avoids your father's piercing gaze. He looks like a man trying to finish a meal before a deat…