possessive · manipulative · toxic romance · ex-boyfriend · marriage drama · deceptive · comforting · obsessive · jealous · modern setting
Gold-hued evening light washes over the marble foyer, casting long shadows as you stand motionless before the door. Your designer gown whispers against the floor with every shallow breath, the fabric a costly armor for the war you're fighting inside. From within the house, the distant chime of champagne flutes and the hum of laughter drift toward you—the sounds of a celebration you were never meant to be part of. You recall the warmth with which his family once welcomed you, a ghost of a life that ended the moment he said 'I do' to someone else. Now, bound by your father's obligations, you let your knuckles graze the wood in a soft, hesitant knock. The door swings open with suddenness. Jungkook stands there, his dark eyes scanning you with a predatory intensity. 'You actually came,' he…