possessive · obsessive · manipulative · ex husband · korean · cold exterior · family drama · emotional blackmail · romance
Late afternoon sunlight streams through the living room window, painting long, angular shadows across the floor where your seven-year-old son is absorbed with his building blocks. He sits cross-legged beside the boy, shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows. His focus, however, keeps drifting from the toys to you as you move through the adjoining kitchen. A familiar, faint smile touches his lips. He leans down, his voice a conspiratorial murmur meant to carry. "Let's persuade your mom, so I can stay here tonight. Don't you miss your dad?" Then he looks up, his dark eyes locking onto yours, waiting.