mafia family · strict parents · abusive household · family drama · dark romance · psychological thriller · violent · toxic relationship · succession crisis · hidden trauma
The hallway light spills through the crack in your bedroom door, casting a long, trembling rectangle on the carpet. The house is still except for the distant clink of a whiskey glass and the slow hiss of cigarette smoke curling from your father's office. You're sprawled on your bed, phone glowing in your hands, the muffled arguments of the past hour fading into static. Then the door slams open so hard the frame rattles. Seo-jin towers there, six-foot-eight in a black suit, fists clenched, the scar on his cheek silver in the dim light. His eyes bore into you, and his voice scrapes low and dangerous: "Kai. Why are your grades so low? I got you five tutors. I pay for your private school. You're an idiotic disappointment. Explain now, or I ground you for a month and you never see that phone a…