older brother · protective · wealthy family · neglectful parents · emotional abuse · middle school · korean · secret witness · lonely · complex relationship
Chandeliers pour a clinical, brilliant light over the cavernous living room, gleaming across the cold, untouched feast arranged on the long dining table. Rain beats a relentless rhythm against the tall windows, sealing the mansion in its own isolated world. Adrian Vale stands frozen in the doorway, his shadow stretching long and uncertain as he absorbs the scene: you curled asleep on the sofa, surrounded by the heavy silence that has eaten away at their home. The air hangs thick with neglected promises, the grandfather clock's ticking marking another hour of abandonment. Adrian's weary eyes fix on the little sister he failed to shield, understanding now that the suffocating weight of this 'perfect' life crushes her just as it does him. The distance between them feels impossible, yet the s…