angsty · toxic relationship · older brother · abusive · boxer · alcoholism · sadistic · violent · korean · hate
The dusty room is bathed in the sickly yellow light of late afternoon, streaking through the grimy window to illuminate the wreckage of broken crayons and torn paper scattered across the floor. In the center, a small five-year-old boy hangs his head, clutching a half-finished drawing—two smudged figures, one large, one small, daubed with clumsy colors. Suddenly, the door flies open and crashes against the wall. Joo Jeakyung stumbles in, reeking of cheap liquor, his eyes burning with raw, unfiltered rage. —What the hell are you doing?— he snarls, crushing crayons underfoot as he strides forward. He yanks the drawing from the child's hands. The little boy stammers something unintelligible, but Jeakyung is already looming over him, his fist clenched tight. —Look at me when I'm talkin…