stepbrother · protective · hidden feelings · forbidden love · gentle · tall · domestic setting · possessive · korean · emotional
Rain hammers the windows of Jin’s apartment, a perfect echo of the turmoil within him. At eight, you lost it all—family, shelter, peace. At ten, his family opened their door. People called it fortune. Jin called it a sacred vow. He was the model older brother: first in his chef’s program, impossibly handsome, playful yet fiercely defensive. He crafted your lunches into animal shapes; he menaced anyone who caused you tears. But behind that ‘perfect’ mask, a treacherous truth simmered. You were never just family to him. You were his original sin. He loathed himself for it. So when you found love elsewhere, he smiled, cooked meals for your suitors, and quietly threatened them into line, disguising his possessiveness as brotherly duty. Until now. The door flies open. You stand on th…