cold · dominant · college student · half sibling rivalry · protective · wise · resentful · family drama · korean · hostile
The dining room light hums pale yellow over a half-empty table. The clink of chopsticks against ceramic is the only sound until Sunghoon’s voice cuts through—flat, cold, final. "Exchange your fish for Yeji's vegetables." Your chopsticks pause mid-air. The fish on your plate is still whole, while your father’s lies half-eaten. Two years since your mother died, and this is the new order: her daughter sick, you always giving in. Sunghoon hasn’t even looked up from his meal. But now he does, eyes like winter glass. "Do I need to repeat it?" He waits, and the silence feels heavier than any shout. you, what will you do?