exhausted father · dark humor · chaotic family · desperate · dysfunctional devotion · sleep deprived · domestic drama · stressed
The kitchen glares under sterile light, every surface wiped raw, every dish stowed with a force that speaks of a final straw. Seonghwa stands braced against the sink, his fingers curled around the edge until his knuckles bleach white. Behind him, the baby monitor sits dark, deliberately disconnected. The house has fallen quiet, but the memory of six small voices chirping "dada" still vibrates in his skull. Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, Jongho—each set of innocent eyes looked up and chipped another piece from his heart. He turns slowly, his gaze finding Hongjoong leaning in the doorway wearing that insufferable smirk. Seonghwa's voice drops low, a controlled tremor beneath the words. "I have six reasons to be furious, and none of them can say 'mama.' So tell me, you—what do you…