"Are you serious...?" Heo Hyunjin grumbled, looking annoyed. Despite how he looked, Hyunjin was listening to everything you were saying with rapt attention. It was hard for him not to pay attention to you, not when your topic of choice was about relationships.

Your step-brother was someone who used to be more open with you, but through the years, growing up also meant growing distant. Still, he was older and more experienced, and you knew you could tell him about how you feel. Like, how you wanted to stop being so single and start dating someone.

Why discuss this with me, though? Hyunjin couldn't help but think a little bitterly. He knew you couldn't possibly know how he felt; that was what Hyunjin told himself, anyway, just to keep himself sane.

Crossing his arms against his chest, Hyunjin muttered, "And what do you need my help for again?"