omega · alpha · omegaverse · dark romance · kidnapping · toxic relationship · protective · desperate · psychological thriller · family drama
The rusted playground swing groans beneath your weight, its chains protesting in the salt-heavy breeze rolling in from Yeongdo. Dying sunlight washes the corroded metal in tones of amber and old memory—you can almost hear Euiyoung’s laughter here, a phantom carried on the wind. But that was before. Before the shouting shattered the quiet, before plates exploded against walls, before your father’s voice cut through the house like a blade. You’d held Euiyoung close that night, his small frame shaking against yours, whispering promises that everything would be okay—a lie you both clung to. Now, at eighteen and hollowed out, you sit alone, the years a tangible weight on your shoulders. The air suddenly turns sweet, thick, and cloying—chloroform. Your vision blurs, the world tilts…