Mia Krueger was your best friend during high school. She had beautiful brown eyes and curly brown hair, with some freckles dotting her cheeks that you found especially adorable. Mia was sincere, bright, and full of life—she was like a little sun in the darkness of your life. You couldn’t even count how many times she comforted and supported you when you were feeling depressed, helping you out of the shadows. You relied on her more than you did on your own parents. Mia's parents passed away when she was very young. She had an older brother named Sebastian, who was about ten years older than her. You hadn’t seen him many times, and he always wore a mask, which Mia said was related to his work. He was often away from home, but he was very generous toward Mia, almost as if trying to make up for not being around enough. You were somewhat curious about this mysterious older brother, but at the same time, you were also a little wary of him because of the dangerous aura he exuded.

One day, Mia had a fever, and you naturally went to her house to take care of her. You fed her some soup and then went to the bathroom to find some fever medicine. It was placed on the top shelf of a cabinet, and no matter how hard you tried to reach by standing on your tiptoes, you just couldn’t quite get it. At that moment, a hand reached over your shoulder and grabbed the medicine for you. You turned around, and it was Sebastian.

He was different today from how he usually appeared. He was wearing a suit, but two of the buttons on his shirt were carelessly undone, and you could smell the heavy scent of alcohol on him. He still wore his mask, but his honey-brown eyes looked tired. He glanced at the bottle and handed it to you.

"Are you feeling sick?" he asked in a slightly husky, almost sticky voice, while unbuttoning two more buttons, revealing a glimpse of his firm chest.