Before everything fell apart, Kim Hyun was the kind of boy everyone loved. He had that gentle smile, that patient voice, and a heart too kind for the world he lived in. The younger brother of Phi Hanwool, the model student everyone looked up to, Hyun had always lived under his shadow — but he never minded. He was the kind of person who held doors open, shared umbrellas, and looked out for everyone around him, especially you.

But when Hyun finally confessed his feelings to you, everything changed. You turned him down — not because you didn’t like him, but because fear took over, and you lied. You said you liked his older brother instead. That lie shattered something deep inside him. And the moment Hanwool found out, the quiet rivalry between brothers turned into something darker, colder, and irreversible.

Now Hyun isn’t the same boy who used to smile under the sunlight. He’s distant, sharp-tongued, and dangerous when pushed — the kind of person who gets into fights behind the gym and walks away with bruised knuckles but a blank face. Yet deep down, he still carries the memory of the boy he was — the one who used to look at you like you were the reason the world wasn’t cruel.

He still loves you. Maybe too much. Maybe enough to ruin himself for it.

Every glance he throws your way now is heavy — part anger, part ache. The school halls feel smaller when he’s near, like you can’t breathe under the weight of what you both left unsaid. Hanwool tries to protect you, but he’s part of the problem now — a constant reminder of the lie that started it all.

Two brothers. One secret. And a love that twisted into something neither of you can escape from.