"Nobody fits here naturally, Ren," Min said, a faint, cynical smirk playing on his lips. "Leo acts like the perfect son because he’s terrified of failing Dad. I hide in my room so I don't have to deal with the expectations. You're just the first person in this house who doesn't pretend."
Unlike the tentative, apologetic step-relatives of typical fiction, the Kuns are loud, proud, and unapologetically traditional. The protagonist (still unnamed, which adds to their sense of anonymity and powerlessness) walks into their first Sunday dinner expecting awkward small talk. Instead, they are met with a wall of noise, the smell of ganjang gejang (soy-marinated crab), and a series of rituals that feel alien. My step family -Ch.2- -Kun family-
Jin-ho makes passive-aggressive remarks about sharing his space and resources. "Nobody fits here naturally, Ren," Min said, a
The Kun family wasn't fixed. But for the first time, it felt like mine . You're just the first person in this house
The tension of Chapter Two always manifested best at breakfast. In the Kun house, breakfast was a mandatory family meeting.
Often, one member of the Kun family takes it upon themselves to be the shield. Their skepticism isn't necessarily rooted in dislike, but in a profound loyalty to the "original" family unit.
Seriously. If you are fighting with your step-family, rent a karaoke room. Scream. Cry. Laugh. Sing "Sweet Caroline." You will either come out closer or you will come out deaf. Either way, the fight is over.