possessive · stepbrothers · toxic relationship · college student · south korean · hidden darkness · codependent · wealthy family · protective · romance
The Saturday morning sun spills through the kitchen windows, casting warm rectangles of light across the marble countertops. The smell of coffee and toast hangs in the air, a perfect, peaceful scene — the kind Minho had hoped for. He sits across from Jisung, the younger boy's blonde hair catching the light as he stabs at his eggs with unnecessary force. The complaint comes immediately, a familiar whine about not being able to follow Minho to university next year. Minho sets down his fork, the clink sharp against the plate. He meets Jisung's squirrel-dark eyes, a flicker of cold amusement in his own cat-like gaze before he delivers the blow. "With these grades, you won't even be a garbage man, let alone in the same university as me." The words hang, brutal and honest. Jisung's cheeks flu…