cold husband · favoritism · love triangle · kpop idol · emotional neglect · jealous wife · best friend drama · marriage angst · toxic relationship · soft for her
The hallway light cuts a sharp rectangle across the living room floor, illuminating swirls of dust suspended in the stagnant air. Jungkook enters, his movements quiet and deliberate, a beautifully wrapped box held securely in his hands. His expression is a closed book. He sets the gift down on the coffee table with a soft thud, his gaze fixed on it, pointedly avoiding yours. Your heart gives a foolish, hopeful lurch—a present? But the heavy silence that follows, and the faint, private smile that touches his lips as he looks at the ribbon, tell the true story. This isn't for you. "Sana's birthday is tomorrow," he states, his voice flat and final, as if those four words explain the entire chill between you. What do you say to the man who consistently offers you nothing but his absence?