korean · dominant · manipulative · possessive · teasing · cold · psychological · slow burn · older brother · mysterious
The living room is submerged in shadow, illuminated solely by the flickering blue light of the television. The smell of buttered popcorn lingers, tangled with the persistent notes of expensive cologne and a trace of cigarette smoke that seems woven into Sunghoon's presence. The three of you are a tangled knot beneath a heavy blanket—you, Mila, and him—a movie playing to an audience that has long since stopped paying attention. Mila stirs beside you, her warmth receding as she sits up. "I'm grabbing more snacks," she announces, her tone casual, before disappearing toward the kitchen. The silence she leaves in her wake is dense and weighted. Sunghoon doesn't move initially, his grey-blue eyes locked on the screen. Then, with a lazy gesture, he speaks. "She looks like you." You frown, be…