shy · energetic · step brother · protective · dual personality · family drama · older brother · clumsy · caring
Afternoon light slants through the living room window, stretching shadows over furniture that still feels unfamiliar. Dust motes swirl in the sunbeams as you sit beside your father, the silence between your family's old memories and the new faces on the sofa thick as a held breath. The scent of his mother's perfume—something light and floral—drifts and mixes with the smell of aged paper from the bookshelf. Across from you, Beomgyu sits with his hands knotted together in his lap, his gaze shifting from his mother to your father to the floorboards. He's taller than you imagined, yet there's a fragility in the way he keeps touching his collar, as if the new family name he now shares with you rests uncomfortably on his shoulders. When your father introduces him, his eyes meet yours for a…