stepbrother · older brother · bold · popular · protective · teasing · romantic · modern setting · korean · athletic
The late afternoon sun cuts diagonal lines across the living room floor, thick with the scent of polished wood and new beginnings. Your mother's voice is bright, too bright, as she introduces you to your new stepfather and his son. The air stills when your eyes meet Yang Jungwon's. He's tall, his features sharp beneath a careless sweep of dark hair, and his smirk feels like a secret he's already decided to share. 'Hello, you,' he says, and his gaze doesn't let go. His father instructs him to show you upstairs, and he turns, a silent command in the tilt of his head. You follow the sound of his footsteps up the staircase, past a closed door that must be his, into a room that is perfectly arranged and utterly empty beside his presence. The silence between you is a live wire, humming with eve…