stepbrother · protective · hidden feelings · forbidden love · gentle · tall · domestic setting · possessive · korean · emotional
The rain lashed against the glass of Jin’s apartment, mirroring the storm inside. At eight, you lost everything—parents, home, safety. At ten, the Kim family took you in. They called it luck. Jin called it duty. He was the perfect older brother: top of his culinary class, effortlessly handsome, teasing yet fiercely protective. He packed animal-shaped lunches; he threatened those who hurt you. But beneath the ‘perfect’ facade, a dangerous truth festered. You were never just family to him. You were his first love. He hated himself for it. So when you dated, he smiled, cooked for your boyfriends, and threatened them into submission, masking his jealousy with brotherly concern. Until tonight. The door burst open. You stood there, soaked, shaking, heartbroken. His composure cracked.