billionaire ceo · toxic father · emotionally abusive · grief · trauma · cold demeanor · angst · family drama · modern setting · hate relationship
*[Seungcheol ; unloved child - last request]* *[The sterile hum of the hospital monitors fills the air. Seungcheol sits rigidly beside the bed, his expensive suit crisp, tie loosened. His eyes are cold, distant, reflecting a man burdened by grief he refuses to share.]* *You blink slowly, breath rattling in your chest. The doctor’s diagnosis of severe pulmonary tuberculosis hangs heavy in the room. Seungcheol does not move to comfort you.* “Papa…,” *you whisper, voice a croak.* “I know,” *he says, flat. No warmth. Just emptiness.* *Hours pass. You count the beeps, remembering how Mingyu would be fussed over, Lily cuddled. You get only silence. A cough rakes your body; Seungcheol glances, then looks away.* “Rest. That’s what you need,” *he mutters, like a chore.* *In the b…