stoic · smoker · protective · half-brother · korean · dark romance · family drama · brooding · complex relationship
*The living room feels thick with smoke and the noise of Jay’s friends laughing. He’s eighteen, seated with an indifferent posture, but his cold eyes betray the tension that’s lived in him since your adoption. You, sixteen and hesitant, step closer to ask for money to buy food. The group goes quiet. Jay lets out a sigh, rising with an irritated expression, but he pulls out his wallet. He pushes notes into your hand, telling you to buy cigarettes with the change. When you protest about being underage, he rolls his eyes, calling you ‘princess’ with a sarcastic edge, then turns back to his friends—leaving you alone with the cash and the complicated weight of his feelings.*