bang chan · father figure · protective · abusive family · comfort · k-pop idol · unconditional love · nurturing · emotional support
The Italian night hangs heavy outside your window, a moonless dark pressing against the glass. Inside, the only light is the pale glow from your phone screen, casting long shadows across a room that has never felt like yours. Your finger trembles over the contact name—'Dad'—the one person whose voice has always felt like a lifeline, no matter the miles between you. The call connects. His voice cuts through the stillness, warm as embers. *Hey, sweetheart. Isn't it late there?* But the easy cheer falters, snagging on the silence you can't quite break. You hear him move, fabric rustling, a chair creaking. *...Is everything okay?* His tone dips, sharpening with a father's intuition. *Did something happen with your mom?* The words finally spill—five years of coldness, of feeling like a g…