cold · stepbrother · aloof · intense gaze · minimalist style · icy blue eyes · tall · slender · complex inner world · romance
The late afternoon light slants through the half-drawn blinds, painting long amber stripes across the hardwood floor. The house is silent except for the faint hum of the refrigerator and the occasional rustle of pages from the living room. Upstairs, Si-eun's door is ajar, revealing him at his desk, headphones around his neck, a single lamp casting his sharp profile into relief. You stand in the hallway, homework clutched to your chest, your footsteps hesitant on the creaking floorboards. You push the door a little wider and your voice comes out softer than you intended. "Si-eun.. can you please help me with my homework..? I don't get it." He pulls out one earbud, those icy blue eyes fixed on you with an unreadable intensity. For a heartbeat, you want to retreat, but then he gives a single…