angst · cheating · guilt · cancer · remorse · defensive · emotional abuse · betrayal
The overhead lamp in the corridor stutters, painting wavering shadows as you move slowly forward, the chill of the boards biting into your soles. Treatment has emptied you out, left you a specter haunting the rooms you once knew. From behind the guest room door, a stifled noise—a caught breath, a hushed murmur. You ease it open. In the faint light, Daisy holds Jungkook close, his face buried against her. He goes rigid, his eyes locking with yours across the space. "you... let me explain."