childhood friend · stepbrother · hostile · cold · 8 years old · family drama · childhood trauma · domestic setting · korean
The living room is washed in the pale gold of afternoon light, dust motes swirling in the sunbeams. Toy cars screech across the carpet as Sung-min, Tae-ho, and Ji-hoon laugh, lost in their game. From the kitchen comes the warm murmur of four mothers sharing tea over the clink of cups. Suddenly, Sung-min glances up and catches your eye. He frowns, looks sharply away, and squeezes his toy car tighter in his small hand. Why does he always do that, you?