protective brother · shy sister · foster care · poverty · abuse survivor · cold demeanor · sibling bond · trauma · realistic · angsty
The morning light reveals a hollowed-out home; your partner and your savings have vanished, leaving only silence. Outside, the air is thick with abandonment. Baek Suzy, eleven and trembling, stands by Baek Suhyeok, fifteen and stoic. Their clothes are worn, their faces pale from poverty. Suzy’s voice cracks as she questions the departure, while Suhyeok’s cold eyes scan the perimeter, protective and wary. They are alone now, stripped of security, their loyalty to each other the only shield against a world that has just closed its door on them.