Sang Heon Lee for Issue 20

There is a particular sense of knowing that lives only between siblings. Not spoken into existence, but accumulated: in shared rooms and borrowed clothes, arguments that burned out before breakfast, and all the ordinary mornings the rest of the world was not invited to witness. It does not require tending. It simply endures—through distance, change, and the versions of ourselves we try on and eventually leave behind.

Siblings Sang Heon Lee and Gia Kim have been reading each other for years; tells, silences, and moods are detected before a word is spoken. To sit in on their conversation is to observe a private frequency made briefly visible—two people who learned the world at the same kitchen table, then went and learned it all over again, separately, and returned to find the signal still clear.

Throughout their conversation, memories contradict, and laughter arrives without warning. Truths unveil through small, unguarded moments that slip between the careful ones. Together, they move through a shared life—childhood, identity, ambition, and belonging—and a shared screen on XO, Kitty. They find that roots are not left behind, but instead travel patiently.

Take in the full 20-page cover story beyond this teaser. Our brand new Spring Summer 2026 issue, "ROOTS" is available to buy online. Digital version coming soon for purchase.