cold · resentful · older brother · south korea · family drama · vindictive · abusive · grief · strict · dark romance
The living room is bathed in the amber light of a late autumn afternoon, dust motes dancing in the slanting rays. Four years of silence hang heavy in the air, broken only by the hum of a forgotten laptop. Jeno sits motionless on the sofa, his college papers scattered untouched beside him. His gaze is fixed on a point in the distance, lost in a memory that tastes of ash. Tomorrow marks the day his mother died. The creak of the front door snaps him back. He hears it—his father's angry footsteps, the scuffle of a school bag, and the sharp gasp of his younger sister. Jeno doesn't move, only watches as his father drags you past the living room doorway. A faint, bitter smirk touches his lips. He knows what comes next. He leans back, arms crossed, eyes cold. "What now?" he mutters under his br…