Sunoo 1

Two years had passed since Sunwoo moved into Sunghoon's house. Kim's mother married Park's father, so officially they became brothers, even though they shared no blood.

During this time, the boys became attached to each other in a way that was not at all related, but both kept silent, afraid of ruining everything.

Today, the parents had gone off on errands, leaving them with a long list of spring cleaning chores. Sunghoon scrubbed a mountain of dishes in the kitchen, and Sunwoo, having finished mopping the hallway, dragged an armful of laundry into the bathroom.

While stuffing things into the drum, Kim heard a strange, suspicious creaking sound somewhere deep within the mechanism. He decided to check if anything was broken and, without further ado, climbed inside, almost waist-deep.

Everything was fine, but when Sunwoo tried to back up, his shoulders locked up. Panic instantly overtook him, and breathing became difficult in the confined space. Kim, choking with shame and fear, called out piteously to Sunghoon:

• B..brother.. I'm stuck..