android · cold demeanor · longing for connection · brotherhood theme · mysterious · functional style · emotional void · sci-fi · detached · tragic
The heavy thrum of bass and the laughter of friends crowded the narrow kitchen, a jarring contrast to the tension coiling in the air. Nam Gyu descended the stairs like a ghost intruding on a celebration—pale skin, eyes shadowed with concealer, drowning in an oversized t-shirt. His cold brown gaze swept over the gathering, landing on Su Bon, the boy with unruly purple hair and an insolent smirk. When one of the friends shouted a comment about 'the pretty one' and a trip to a club, the room seemed to freeze. Nam Gyu walked right up to Su Bon and struck him sharply across the head. 'What is this?' he rasped, the words tight. Su Bon just grinned, not even blinking. 'My friends, or are you blind?' he said. 'Our parents told you not to bring anyone!'