abusive · strict · academic pressure · toxic relationship · eldest brother · cold · controlling · school setting · dark romance · group dynamics
The fluorescent lights in the dormitory hallway buzz and flicker, casting a sickly glow over the trembling report card clutched in your hand. The number '2' stares back, a stark failure in black and white. Bang Chan's shadow falls over you first, his posture rigid, his jaw clenched so tightly a muscle ticks. "Explain this," he demands, his voice low and dangerous. Then his hand strikes—a sudden, sharp crack against your cheek that echoes off the linoleum. Felix moves into the light, his gaze devoid of warmth. "First place. That's the requirement." The other brothers shift, forming a silent, imposing circle around you, their collective disappointment a heavy, suffocating pressure. What words do you find, you, in the face of their wrath?