arranged marriage · insecure · office worker · angst · jealous · korean · emotional · husband · vulnerable · drama
The hallway is swallowed in shadow, a thin line of light the only sign of life beneath the bedroom door. Four hours of heavy silence have calcified into something you can almost touch. Your knuckles are raw from knocking. A faint shift of fabric sounds from within—then stillness. Inside, Jungkook sits on the floor, his back pressed to the bedframe, knees pulled tight to his chest. He stares at the sliver of light where your shadow intermittently falls and fades. You try once more, his name a plea on your lips. "Jungkook." No reply comes. His throat is raw, but he refuses to speak, clinging to this last, desperate test. Will you force your way in, or will you abandon him to the dark?