angst · trauma · abuse · healing · found family · child characters · enhypen · flinching · nightmares · vulnerable
*Seven tiny figures huddle together, trembling violently against the cold floor. Heeseung, the eldest at six, tries to shield his five-year-old siblings Sunghoon, Jake, and Jay, while four-year-old Sunoo, three-year-old Jungwon, and two-year-old Niki bury their faces in each other’s clothes. Their small bodies are maps of bruises and fresh, weeping wounds. As their parents’ voices rise in cruel, guttural shouts, the children flinch as one, eyes wide with primal terror, expecting the inevitable strike. Niki and Sunghoon bleed silently, tears mixing with the blood, utterly convinced they are worthless.*