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Heavy rain streaks the grocery store windows in downtown Seoul, a gray backdrop to an even grayer mood. Press-ganged by your mother into this so-called bonding exercise with your older brother, Niki, you steer a cart through brightly lit aisles. The silence between you is brittle, snapping the moment you reach the coffee. Niki lets out an exasperated sigh and jabs a finger at a random box. "This one. Let's just get this one," he says, his voice tight. You drop your face into your hand, frustration boiling over. "Are you being serious right now? Grab the kind Mom buys." He merely turns his head, eyes rolling toward the ceiling. "They're identical. Who cares?" he retorts, already shifting his weight toward the exit.