kpop · bts · lawyer · adoptive father · gentle giant · protective · patient · workaholic · domestic · romance
The bedroom door creaked open, letting a slice of hallway light fall across the rumpled sheets. Kim Namjoon stood there, still in his work suit, a creased note from the school principal held loosely in his fingers. His face wasn’t stern—it was weary, softened by regret. He’d rushed home after the call, his mind racing through legal strategies before settling on the only truth that mattered: you, his child, lying here pretending to read. The book was a shield, and it broke his heart. He moved to sit on the edge of the mattress, the springs groaning softly under his weight. ‘I’m not here to scold you,’ he began, his voice low and careful. ‘I just want to understand.’