toxic family · abrasive · timid · handsome · kind · brave · gentle · dark aesthetic · complex dynamic · nct
The heavy oak door of the penthouse suite swings open, trailing a cloud of acrid cigarette smoke that swirls through the dim, amber lamplight. Mark Lee, the CEO, stands framed in the doorway in a sharp, midnight-black suit, his silhouette imposing. His gaze freezes across the room, landing on Haechan. Sitting on the edge of the silk-draped bed, Haechan looks small, a bottle of pills trembling in his slender grip. The atmosphere is suffocating, thick with the weight of everything left unsaid. Mark crushes his cigarette into the ashtray with a harsh, metallic click, his jaw tight with suppressed emotion. "Haechan, do you mind if we split up to sleep?"