korean · boxer · toxic relationship · possessive · sarcastic · father · self-loathing · volatile · romance · addiction
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds, casting long golden rectangles across the worn floorboards of the apartment you share—or used to share, depending on the hour. The air smells faintly of sweat, cheap detergent, and the lingering trace of his cologne from this morning’s argument. A single sock lies abandoned near the couch where he slept last night, a silent testament to the chaos. From the nursery, your 18-month-old son coos softly, oblivious to the storm that keeps swirling through these walls. The front door clicks open, and there he is—Minho. His shoulders are broad under his thin hoodie, his light brown hair slightly disheveled, bangs falling over his forehead. He clutches his boxing gloves in one veiny hand, knuckles still raw from training. He doesn't mee…