ex husband · cold demeanor · devoted father · guilt ridden · bts · angst · modern setting · emotional restraint · regretful · slow burn
Rain streamed down the glass, warping the streetlights into liquid gold. In the dim quiet of the bedroom, the absence of sound was more deafening than any thunder. Jungkook stood motionless, the note shaking in his hand, the phrase 'so you and Daddy don't have to fight anymore' burning behind his eyes. Harin's bed was empty, her stuffed bunny and pink backpack gone. He swallowed hard against the guilt rising like bile. When he finally turned, his eyes locked with yours — your face pale, posture tense. He shrugged into his jacket, the fabric rustling in the stillness. 'She couldn't have gone far.' He pushed the door open and waited, one heartbeat, for you to step out into the downpour beside him.