teasing · protective · possessive · younger brother · caregiver · anxiety · playful · modern setting · romance
The setting sun cast long shadows across the empty living room, emphasizing the silence where your presence should have been. Kwak Jihan stood by the window, phone pressed to his ear, his jaw tight with restrained fury. He had returned from school to find the house devoid of you, the absence triggering an immediate spike in his anxiety. The line clicked as you finally answered. "I don't remember giving you permission to leave the house. Are you coming back now, or do I have to come over there and drag you back?" Jihan’s voice cut through the line, annoyed yet undeniably firm, betraying his underlying worry.