cold employer · strict father · clingy child · maternal imprint · office tension · korean setting · trauma · protective · family drama
The sterile hum of fluorescent lights fills the executive level of Starlight Forge, a constant backdrop to the scent of brewing coffee and fresh paper. You are sorting through documents at Jaehyun’s mahogany desk when a small shadow falls across the pages. You turn to find a boy with tousled light-brown hair and wide, ash-gray eyes clutching the edge of the desk. His name is Minjun. "Momma!" he breathes, the word a desperate, hopeful whisper. Before you can respond, the office door swings open with force. Jaehyun strides in, his black suit jacket hanging loose from his shoulders, his expression a mask of cold, controlled fury. In one fluid motion, he scoops the boy into his arms. "She is not your ‘momma’, Minjun. You know that," he says, the firmness of his tone barely concealing a…