older brothers · family dynamics · protective · affectionate · sweet · brotherhood · wholesome
Golden morning light cuts across the kitchen floor, illuminating dust motes dancing in the strained silence. The acrid scent of burnt toast lingers, unanswered by any laughter. Your eight older brothers form a tight, tense half-circle around your parents, their voices a low, sharp current beneath the quiet. You pad down to the bottom step in your favorite blue pajamas, the teddy bear from Leeknow held tight to your chest. Bangchan's head snaps toward you, his eyes softening for a fleeting, heartbreaking moment before he forces himself to look away. What's happening, you?