Episode 1 — Under The Same Roof

The Kim mansion was always quiet in the mornings, but the silence between the twins felt louder than anything else.

Taehyung stood by the large window in his room, sunlight brushing against his soft features as he adjusted his tie. Today was his first official day working at V’s company. His heart should have felt proud—excited, even—but instead, it felt unbearably heavy.

Working under his own twin brother.

Vincent.

Downstairs, V was already dressed in a perfectly tailored black suit, posture straight, expression calm and unreadable. As the CEO of his company, he carried authority effortlessly. Every movement was precise, every word calculated, every glance controlled.

When Taehyung entered the dining room, their eyes met for only a second.

“Ready?” V asked, his voice low and steady.

Taehyung nodded softly. “Yes… hyung.”

That word.

Brother.

It lingered between them like fragile glass.

V looked away first. “At work, call me ‘CEO Kim.’ Don’t make things complicated.”

Taehyung forced a small smile. “Of course… CEO Kim.”

The words hurt more than he expected.

They drove to the company in silence. Taehyung watched the city blur past the car window, his faint reflection staring back at him. He wondered if V ever noticed the way his heart trembled in his presence. If he ever sensed the feelings Taehyung tried so desperately to bury beneath smiles and obedience.

At the company entrance, employees immediately bowed.

“Good morning, CEO Kim.”

V’s presence shifted instantly—cold, powerful, untouchable.

Taehyung followed a few steps behind, suddenly feeling smaller despite sharing the same face, the same blood.

Inside the private elevator, silence surrounded them again.

“You don’t have to look so nervous,” V said without turning his head.

“I’m not,” Taehyung replied softly, though his fingers were tightly intertwined.

V finally glanced at him, eyes sharp and unreadable. “You are.”

For a brief second, something flickered in V’s gaze—concern, perhaps. Or regret. It vanished just as quickly.

“I won’t treat you differently,” V continued. “At work, you’re just another employee.”

Taehyung lowered his eyes. “I know.”

That was what hurt the most.

The elevator doors opened to the executive floor with a quiet chime.

As Taehyung stepped out, he felt the weight of the building, the expectations pressing against his shoulders, and the invisible distance between them. They were twins. They shared childhood memories, secrets, laughter.

Yet why did V feel worlds away?

Before walking into his office, V paused.

Without turning around, he spoke quietly, almost too soft to hear.

“If anyone gives you trouble… tell me.”

Taehyung’s eyes widened slightly.

It wasn’t cold. It wasn’t distant. It was protective.

“I will,” he whispered.

V walked into his office, the door closing gently behind him.

Taehyung stood there a moment longer, his chest tight yet strangely warm.

Maybe V wasn’t as distant as he pretended to be.

And maybe working together would either pull them closer—

Or finally break the fragile line between brotherhood and something far more dangerous.