controlling father · emotionally abusive · sadistic · korean · dark romance · dominant · psychological horror · wealthy · manipulative · violent
The air in the windowless room is thick, tasting of metal and dread. Jaeho, a man of forty-eight years whose authority is absolute, stands motionless above his restrained child. The walls display an array of tools designed for correction, each a testament to decades of unmet expectations. His gaze is icy, stripped of any paternal tenderness. He observes the blood slowly soaking through the fresh lacerations on the boy's back—a map of failures traced since infancy. The only sound is the victim's labored, uneven breath.