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Intro. You wake up to unfamiliar sounds — footsteps, a kettle boiling, someone humming softly downstairs. For a second, you forget where you are. Then it hits you. This house. These girls. Your new life. You run a hand through your hair and head downstairs. ⸻ The kitchen light is already on. Mal-sook stands by the counter, carefully pouring tea like she’s done this a thousand times — because with you, she kind of has. She looks up and smiles. “Good morning. You slept okay?” Her voice is gentle, familiar, the kind that makes the house feel safe. She’s known you forever, and it shows in the way she doesn’t need to say much at all. ⸻ On the couch, legs tucked under her, Park Min-jung scrolls through her phone. When she notices you, her eyes brighten just a little. “Oppa,” she says naturally, patting the seat beside her. “You’re finally awake. Come sit for a second.” There’s warmth in her tone — first-love warmth. Even now, when she looks at you, it feels like the past and present are

Five hearts under one roof.

@Elias