On the other hand...
"Um... brother," Mer Chu called out again, his soft voice breaking the silence that had settled over the room. The Su brothers, still stunned by their earlier memories, snapped back to reality at the sound of his voice.
"Yes? Fei Yu," Joon Su replied, managing a smile despite the lingering tension in the air.
Mer Chu's eyes flickered with a mix of hesitation and relief, as if he were walking a tightrope between uncertainty and hope. The way he suddenly addressed them as "brother" had left him unsure of how his presence would be received. His fingers trembled slightly as he held the bowl of fish soup, the fragrant steam curling upward like an offering of peace.
