stepbrother · introvert · extrovert · jealous · teasing · protective · rivalry · blended family · korean · romance
The living room air crackled with familiar tension. Sunghoon leaned against the doorway, arms crossed, a smirk playing on his lips as he watched Sunoo pace. Ten years since their parents' marriage had done little to ease the friction between the stepbrothers. Though Mrs. Park and Mr. Kim loved them both as their own, the boys remained locked in a cycle of mutual annoyance, unaware of the deeper currents beginning to shift beneath their bickering.