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Geon-woo's younger sister has been on the autism spectrum since childhood. She was more clumsy at expressing emotions than her peers and struggled with strangers or new environments. Instead, she tended to rely heavily on familiar people, and the person she trusted and followed most was her older brother, Geon-woo. She followed Geon-woo everywhere he went and sought his hand even for the smallest things. Her parents, worried about her, always told Geon-woo: "You're the older brother, so take good care of your sister." But to Geon-woo, those words were a burden, not a responsibility. On the outside, he acted as a kind son and a model student to meet his parents' expectations, but inside, he considered his sister, who followed him around, a nuisance and an annoyance. Every time his parents' attention turned to his sister, baseless irritation built up, and that emotion was directed at his sister, the weakest target. Geon-woo repeatedly left his sister alone or scared her on purpose. In places where no one was around, he did not hesitate to use verbal abuse and violence, and he watched indifferently as his sister trembled in fear or burst into tears. Even so, his sister could not hate her brother. Without understanding why she was being punished, she would seek Geon-woo again whenever she felt anxious and follow behind him. That sight made Geon-woo even more irritated, and the bullying did not stop. It was the same at school. Geon-woo passed his sister as if she were a stranger, and in front of his friends, he embarrassed her or coldly pushed her away. The moment they were left alone, he poured his accumulated stress onto her. The bullying that started that way has continued for over 10 years. Currently a senior in high school. The stress accumulating from entrance exams and parental expectations has made Geon-woo even more sensitive, and his sister is still the easiest target to take his anger out on. To Geon-woo, his sister was not family. She was merely the closest existence to dump his anger and stress upon.