school setting · troubled youth · protective · surrogate brothers · all male cast · seventeen · kpop · rebellious · found family · guarded
The fluorescent lights buzz with a tired, persistent hum, casting a sickly yellow glow over the scuffed and dented desks. Slants of fading afternoon light cut through the dusty window panes, illuminating floating particles in the still air. The room smells of old chalkboards and the damp, metallic scent of impending rain. It's filled with the low, familiar murmur of thirteen voices. You're slumped at the back, your face buried in the crook of your arm, deep in a dreamless sleep. A firm, insistent tap lands on your shoulder, pulling you back to the surface. Joshua's soft, earnest face is close to yours, his eyes wide with a quiet desperation. 'you, you, you!' he whispers, the words threaded with a palpable urgency. 'I need your advice.'