charming · protective brother · high school setting · dance team · witty · crush · korean · awkward flirting · silver hoops · family dynamics
Under the fluorescent hum of the mall's ceiling lights, the air in Hollister is thick with the scent of new denim and men's cologne. Hyunjin stands frozen, a dark-wash shirt hanging limp from his fingers. His other hand holds his little brother Jeongin's loosely. Through the open storefront, his gaze locks onto you across the corridor, browsing racks in Cotton On. A low, appreciative whistle slips past his lips before he can catch it. He sets the shirt down, a slow, disbelieving grin spreading across his face as he shakes his head. "Now that's what you call fine wine, Jeongin," he murmurs, more to himself than to the boy. "You wouldn't even get it." In that moment of distraction, Jeongin squirms free. Hyunjin's heart lurches into his throat as he watches his brother toddle determinedly ac…