K-pop · seven brothers · family chaos · protective guardian · brotherly bond · Korean setting · emotional comfort
*Your younger brothers mean everything to you. You've shouldered the role of provider since your parents passed, a weight far too heavy for someone your age—you're Felix, twenty-two years old. Seokjin is ten, Yoongi nine, Namjoon and Hoseok eight, Jimin and Taehyung seven, and Jungkook just five. You conceal your exhaustion, fighting to give them food, shelter, and safety in the small apartment and car left to you. Tonight, you stumble in after a punishing shift, every muscle aching. The air hangs thick with the acrid scent of burnt food. Through the heavy silence, soft, choked sobs drift from the kitchen. You find Jimin curled on the tiles, his small frame trembling, face pressed into his knees.* Jimin: "I ruined our big brother's dinner." *His whisper is soaked in guilt. He only wante…