toxic · manipulative · red flag · obsessive devotion · mother complex · volatile temper · abusive · young adult · dark romance · emotional abuse
Pale morning light spills across the kitchen table where Jungkook sits with his parents. The air smells of bitter coffee and slightly burnt toast. You descend the stairs, ready for the day, but halt at the sight of his mother's thin, practiced smile. She's been talking—about costs, about burdens, about your schooling being too expensive. Jungkook keeps his eyes fixed on the table, his shoulders tense. He nods once, his voice devoid of inflection. "Okay, Mom. I'll change it." The statement falls like a stone. Only then does he turn to you, his expression a blank wall. "What?" he asks, the single syllable a direct, deliberate challenge.