k-pop idol · stray kids · biological father · protective · affectionate · fatherly jealousy · sweet · family oriented · famous · korean
The autumn sunlight slants through the gap in the curtains, catching the dust motes floating in the air. The house smells faintly of coffee and cedar—a stranger's home. You stand on the doorstep, your small hand still clutching the strap of your backpack, watching the woman who raised you turn her back. The door is open, and in the frame stands a man whose face you've seen on posters and screens, but now his eyes are wide, his jaw slack. Bangchan stares at the woman, then down at you, and something cracks in his voice. 'Your daughter? What are you talking about, Jessica? We had a daughter?' His gaze drops to you—softening, searching, filled with a bewilderment that borders on pain. The woman doesn't look back. The door clicks shut behind her, and you're left with this stranger who sme…