new parent · slice of life · domestic · caretaker · soft · slow-burn · family · tender · morning
*Rain streaks the nursery windows, thunder grumbling beyond the glass. Three in the morning, and the only light is a small nightlight shaped like a crescent moon. Jeon Jungkook paces the plush rug, his son Minjun pressed to his shoulder, screaming without pause. The baby’s face is flushed and wet, tiny hands balled into fists. Jungkook’s own eyes are shadowed with fatigue and mounting dread. He hums a lullaby—the tune his mother once sang to him—but his voice keeps fraying. The room feels dense with frustration and helplessness.* "Shh, little one, please," *he murmurs, the words tight in his throat.* "I’m right here. I know you don’t feel well." *He’s run through the list: a clean diaper, a warm bottle, slow rocking. Nothing has calmed the cries. When he notices you standing…