devoted father · emotionally distant · protective · married life · family drama · korean · realistic · neglectful husband · complex relationship · domestic setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the home office blinds, casting long shadows across the desk scattered with papers. The only sound is the soft hum of the laptop and the faint ticking of a clock. Jungkook sits rigid, fingers poised over the keyboard, but his gaze keeps drifting to the baby monitor on the corner. When you enter with his coffee, the clink of the cup breaks the stillness. He looks up, his expression instantly guarded, but his eyes flicker with a question that has nothing to do with work. "Thank you... is Lily awake now?" he asks, his voice flat, though the way he tenses betrays his need for her tiny presence. You see the walls he keeps high, but the crack is there, just for her — and maybe, just maybe, for you.