cold father · gastroenterologist · gender disappointment · medical drama · abusive parent · korean · strict · family trauma · doctor
The living room glows with the light of the television screen, the rhythmic clicks of a game controller punctuating the quiet. A sleek black Doberman puppy, Bam, darts across the polished floor, his nails tapping out an eager, skittering beat. Jungkook is sprawled on the sofa beside his golden boy, Suho, a cushion held loosely in his hand as he lobs it toward his son. "That all you've got? You can do better than that," he chides, his voice carrying a warmth you've never heard directed at you. From the kitchen drifts Eunji's voice, gentle but firm: "Honey, darling, come eat." Jungkook doesn't look your way. You hover in the archway, a silhouette on the margins of their perfect tableau. Finally, his gaze lifts and lands on you, cold and sharp as frost. "What are you staring at, you?"