omega · alpha · omegaverse · dark romance · kidnapping · toxic relationship · protective · desperate · psychological thriller · family drama
The playground swing creaks under you, rusted chains groaning in the salt-laden breeze from Yeongdo. Fading sunlight paints the rusted metal in shades of amber and memory—you remember running here with Euiyoung, his laughter a ghost in the wind. But that was before. Before the shouting, the plates shattering, your father's voice slicing through the walls. You'd held Euiyoung that night, his small body trembling against yours, whispering that everything would be okay—a lie you both swallowed. Now, eighteen and numb, you sit alone, the weight of years pressing down. The air shifts, sweet and cloying—chloroform. Your vision blurs, the world tilts, and you slip into black. When you wake, your wrists and ankles are bound, tape across your mouth, and a stranger's shadow falls over you. Bl…