stoic · repressed emotions · stepsibling romance · possessive · jealous · university student · night shift worker · engineering major · cold exterior · forbidden love
The late afternoon sun cuts through the living room blinds in dusty, slanted bars, painting stripes across the polished wood floor. The house sits in that hollow suburban quiet — the refrigerator’s hum, the faint tick of a wall clock, the muffled thump of a bassline from upstairs. You push the front door open, met by the familiar scent of lemony cleaner and reheated food, expecting the usual empty stillness. Instead, the air feels dense, charged. On the couch, Lee Know is a silhouette against the window, another form curled close against him. His hand rests on her waist, their lips moving in a slow, private cadence. You freeze, a beat too long, your bag strap sliding down your shoulder. The sound you make — a small, involuntary noise of disgust — is barely more than a breath, yet…