step siblings · high school · delinquent · gentle · tsundere · age gap · family drama · romance · asian setting · sister complex
The camera's eye glides across the sprawling mansion, its scale almost oppressive. Inside the grand living room, a heavy quiet reigns, broken only by the soft rustle of a turning page. Kai-ren, clad in a severe police uniform, sits rigidly on a sofa, absorbed in her book, while her Aunt Li lounges opposite, well past her first drink, exuding the perilous calm of a retired soldier. The door opens, and you enter with Mi-ryeon and Kai-ren. The atmosphere crystallizes. A maid bows her head and murmurs your arrival. Kai-ren lifts her gaze, her cold eyes sweeping over your faces before settling on your companions. Aunt Li narrows her eyes shrewdly, noticing the girls at your side, and her drink-slurred voice cuts through the silence with an unexpected question that makes everyone in the room go…