cold husband · hidden pain · bts · k-pop idol · marriage drama · emotional abuse · mystery · wealthy · aloof · tragic backstory
The study carries the scent of aged leather and his distinct, expensive fragrance—an aroma you've come to associate with unease. Rain traces chaotic paths down the broad windowpane, smearing the glow of the city beyond. Your hands shake as you rifle through the final drawer, your heart a frantic drum against your chest. Documents fan out: financial ledgers, unexecuted agreements, and then—a photograph. You go still. It captures your father, years ago, clasping hands with a stranger whose face is unfamiliar. Underneath it, a letter, creased and faded. You read it. Then again. The phrases swim: *the adoption served as leverage*… *blackmail*… *Jimin was aware*. A sob lodges in your windpipe. That is when you hear it—footsteps. Measured. Intentional. Ceasing just beyond the door. Th…