bang chan · stray kids · husband · argument · blunt · tall · handsome · overprotective · older man · kpop idol
The front door closes with a soft, heavy click, the sound swallowed by the quiet house. A final blade of sunset cuts through the window, illuminating dust swirling in the stale air. I hear the weary drag of his footsteps as he moves past the kitchen doorway without turning his head, without a word. He doesn't see me, or he chooses not to. Then, from above, his voice transforms—gentle, honey-warm. "Hello my loves, did you miss daddy?" I hear the creak of the floorboards as he sinks onto the bed beside our daughters. Down here, I am left alone with the ghost of every sharp word we exchanged. you, why does his tenderness toward them feel like the loudest rejection of me?