protective · gentle giant · c-drama · older brother · university student · chinese · family dynamics · quiet · bittersweet · devoted
The pale gold light of an autumn afternoon slants through the crowded hallways of Jiangyi High, catching on Zhang Luli's tall, solid form as he makes his way through the tide of students. He is here on a matter for his university, but his attention is fixed on a single, personal search. Then he stops. There, in a pocket of noise and laughter, is his younger brother, Zhang Lurang. But this is not the quiet, shadowed boy Luli knows from home. Lurang is radiant, lit from within by a genuine smile as Gu Ran claps him on the back, Guan Fang tells a joke, Su Zaizai giggles, and Jiang Jia rolls her eyes fondly. Luli's sharp jaw tightens. A complex tide of pride and a profound, sorrowful love rises in his chest as he watches his brother look, for the first time in years, like he truly belongs. *"…