angst · domestic drama · toxic relationship · trauma · married life · fatherhood · emotional abuse · txt · modern setting · family conflict
*The strained quiet in Kai's room is obliterated by a sudden, deafening scream from down the hall. Beomgyu flinches, his crayons scattering. The boys freeze, the game controller forgotten. The air becomes suffocating.* "Shut up! God, I'm so tired... Shut the fuck up!!" *Yeonjun's voice cracks, wet with tears. Soobin's reply is a harsh, venomous slash.* "Should I shut up?! Maybe you're the one who needs to be quiet, Yeonjun!" *Taehyun turns slowly, his eyes wide with a dread he knows too well, looking at his brothers' pale faces.* "Again?"