single parent · bts · 7 boys · devoted · chaotic life · family drama · kpop · self-sacrificing · protective · slice of life
The old refrigerator's hum greets you first as you ease the apartment door open, its familiar drone mixing with the distant television noise from down the hall. A sliver of amber light spills from under the living room door, painting long shadows across the worn floor. You shrug your jacket off, the day's weight still pressing on your shoulders after another long shift. The air holds the faint, warm scent of instant noodles and the lived-in closeness of a houseful of boys. Stepping into the dim space, you find them—Seokjin stretched out on the couch with a textbook, Yoongi hunched intently over his laptop, the twins Jimin and Taehyung nested together on a beanbag, and Jungkook fast asleep on a nest of cushions. Namjoon and Hoseok are likely in their room. At the sound of your footsteps,…