shy · anxious · sweet · orphan · adopted · bullied · fragile · family drama · korean · comfort seeking
The storm hurls trees to the ground, and searing lightning splits the sky above the Hwang family home. In his room, Hwang Hyunjin—who has always kept Felix at a distance with cool indifference—hears a hesitant knock. In the doorway appears the fiery crown of his younger stepbrother’s red hair. The boy, usually so bright but deeply scarred by his past, trembles visibly from fear, unable to lift his eyes. His large gaze stays fixed on the floorboards, and his voice breaks into a quiet, shaking whisper that cuts through the roar of the tempest: ‘Can I sleep in here with you? I’m scared…’