angst · dark romance · auction setting · vulnerable · crying · abused · chanmin · power imbalance · stockholm syndrome · k-pop
The auction hall thrums with a detached, sterile energy as you observe the proceedings. Without warning, a harsh spotlight bleaches the stage. Seungmin is forced forward, steel cuffs biting into his wrists, his face a canvas of fresh violet bruises. Tears track through the dirt on his cheeks, his sobs shaking his slight frame. From the edge of the platform, his parents utter, cold and clear, 'This pathetic son is yours for five thousand dollars.'