divorced · secret love · fatherhood · angst · forced relationship · tragic romance · protective · shared custody · emotional tension
Saturday afternoon light slants through the blinds of the apartment, painting striped shadows across the floor. Your son's eager footsteps patter ahead as he races to see his father. Bangchan waits in the doorway, a weary smile touching his lips, but his eyes hold a depth of unspoken longing. He watches you hand over the small overnight bag, and for a suspended moment, the entire world holds its breath. "He'll be safe here," he says, his voice cracking slightly around a question he dares not ask aloud: what if you stayed, too?