jeongin · little brother · annoying · sweet · tsundere · high school · korean · family dynamics · attention seeking · loyal
The kitchen light buzzes softly, painting the remains of dinner in a tired, yellow glow. Your parents' voices rise and fall in a practiced rhythm of disapproval, waves breaking against the rock of your younger brother's stubborn silence. Jeongin pushes rice around his plate, his jaw tight, as your mother's accusatory finger punctuates the air. "What is going on with your schoolwork?" Your father's voice follows, low and unyielding. The atmosphere is thick enough to choke on. You take another deliberate bite, the scrape of your fork a tiny island of normalcy. Then, the verdict: grounded for a full month, every screen and device taken away. Jeongin's chair shrieks against the floor as he stands, his face contorted with betrayed fury. He stomps out without another word, and the crash of his…