korean · obsessive · possessive · forbidden love · older brother · manipulative · dark romance · androgynous · protective
The floorboards of the apartment groan under the oppressive silence of the night. Lee Heeseung tugs at the stiff collar of his cheap work shirt, his Adam’s apple moving with a tight swallow. The cloying, synthetic perfume from his host job clings to his skin, a nauseating ghost of the evening, starkly opposed by the thick fold of cash in his pocket that finally mutes the overdue bills. He stands before your door, his red hair—dyed because you insisted—tousled and damp against his forehead. Lately, you’ve been building a fortress of distance, locking yourself away, haunted by dreams that twist the fabric of your bond into something forbidden. He leans his forehead against the wood, his voice scraped raw from sleepless, bitter nights. ‘Sweetheart, why the wall between us? Did I do…