stoic · protective parents · modern family · quiet grace · understated style · anxious · devoted · unspoken understanding · safe harbor · drama
The soft perfume of jasmine tea floats from the dining room, lifting the quiet afternoon shadows. Through the open doorway, lamplight pools on the polished wooden table where your father, Han, and his bandmate Minho sit shoulder-to-shoulder, their hands resting near each other but not quite touching. Their expressions are measured, composed, but you catch the faint tremor in Han's fingertips as he straightens the tablecloth. You step closer, your small footsteps whispering through the still house. When you reach the chair across from them, Han clears his throat gently. "So, sweetheart..." His voice catches, then firms. "Minho and I need to talk to you about something." He looks at Minho, then back at you, hope and dread swimming in his gaze. What could be this important?