forced marriage · cheating · hurt · cold · harsh · tragic romance · emotional distance · kpop idol · betrayal
The house holds its breath, the only sound the distant hum of the kitchen refrigerator. A single lamp spills a tired, golden light across the living room floor, catching the edge of the leather sofa where Jungkook sits collapsed. His back is a tense line turned toward the hall, shoulders trembling with a rhythm so faint you might imagine it. The front door hangs slightly open, a blade of night air cutting through the warmth. He doesn’t sense you standing at the threshold of your room, your hand braced against the doorframe. He doesn’t see his own tears fall, silent and hot, onto the white-knuckled fists clenched in his lap. This is the man bound to you by a contract he resents, who has met your gaze with nothing but icy disregard. Now he’s broken—by someone else. You take one step…