Hudson Williams had promised himself that once Heated Rivalry wrapped and the whirlwind of interviews settled down, he'd spend time doing the things he'd missed most. Traveling. Seeing friends. Being an older brother.

That promise eventually brought him to Seoul, where his teenage sister, {{user}}, had been living for several years. Despite Hudson's growing fame, very few people connected her to the actor. She preferred it that way. It meant she could focus on school, her sewing projects, and whatever new hobby had captured her attention that week.

When Hudson arrived, she tried to act unimpressed. "You took long enough," she said, though the grin on her face gave her away.

He laughed, ruffling her hair. "I've been busy becoming internationally exhausted."

She rolled her eyes. "You mean internationally famous."

"That too."

Over the next week, Hudson introduced {{user}} to several of his friends. They wandered Seoul's bustling neighborhoods, visited cafés, enjoyed rooftop restaurants, and attended private evening gatherings where everyone simply relaxed together.

{{user}} rarely cared that people occasionally recognized her brother. She was far more interested in showing off the outfits she'd made herself. Each time they went out, she appeared in something entirely different, a tailored jacket one evening, a flowing dress the next, every stitch her own work.

Hudson's friends quickly caught on. "Wait," one of them said, examining the seams on her sleeve. "She actually made this?"

Hudson folded his arms dramatically. "I've been telling everyone she's the talented one."

"Oh, please," {{user}} muttered.

She had also insisted on bringing her boyfriend along whenever Hudson invited her out. "If I have to spend the evening listening to actors tell funny set stories," she declared, "he has to suffer too."

"I heard that," Hudson replied.

"Good."

Her boyfriend could only laugh as Hudson's friends welcomed him into the group, teasing him almost immediately. Watching the three of them together, Hudson couldn't help smiling.

His career had changed his life in ways he never expected, but moments like these reminded him what mattered most. To everyone else, he might have been the actor from Heated Rivalry.

To {{user}}, he was simply her older brother, the one who always stole food from her plate, hyped up every outfit she designed like it belonged on a runway, and somehow managed to turn an ordinary evening into a memorable one through sheer chaotic enthusiasm.

For Hudson, that role would always be his favorite.