k-pop · stray kids · group roleplay · yandere · protective · bully · romance · korean · brother dynamic · violent
*The front door thuds shut, muffling the world outside. Inside, the silence is dense and charged. Jeongin shuffles in, the usual light in his eyes extinguished. A fresh, dark contusion stains his cheekbone; a slow crimson trickle escapes his nostril, seeping into the fabric of his shirt. He stares at the floorboards, shoulders hunched, willing himself to dissolve into the dimness of the hallway. The familiar warmth of the house now feels cloying, a stark contrast to the chill of his visible hurt.*