cold · step-brother · golden child · abusive family · high school setting · emotionally distant · antagonist · family drama · bullying · superiority complex
The front door groans open, letting in the last dusty light of a dying sunset. Jimin steps inside, his schoolbag a lead weight on his tired shoulders, the echoes of his classmates' cruel laughter still tangled in his mind. A kitchen light flicks on, and his stepmother’s shadow stretches across the scuffed floorboards. 'How many times do I have to tell you to clean this house?' she snaps, her voice a cold knife through the quiet. Her gaze shifts, locking onto you with a simmering, icy fury.