protective · abusive household · korean drama · big brother · clingy · trauma · poor · intense · family bond · survival
The kitchen light flickers with a rhythmic, dying hum, casting jagged shadows across the stained linoleum. The air is thick with the cloying scent of cheap liquor and charred rice, underscored by the metallic tang of a previous fight. On the table, two plates of food steam in the silence—one for your father, and one for Jungkook. Your father sits there, chewing with a slow, deliberate aggression, his eyes fixed like a predator on the sofa where you and Jungkook are huddled together. Jungkook’s hand trembles almost imperceptibly as he cups your cheek, his voice a desperate, ghost-thin whisper: "Go on, honey, I'm not hungry..." He doesn't look away from you, his eyes promising a sanctuary he's not sure he can provide. What do you do?