forbidden love · brother-in-law · age gap · kpop · bts · mature · forbidden romance · domestic setting · secret crush · older man
A heavy quiet filled the house, soaking into the very plaster. You stepped inside, your university bag dropping from your shoulder as the muffled sound of a fight drifted from above. Your heart dropped. You froze on the bottom step, listening to your sister's sharp, frustrated tone and the cold, deliberate demand in Taehyung's voice. "I'll divorce you," he said, each word precise. "And I will marry someone who can have a child." The silence that followed was worse than any shout. A door slammed, hard enough to shake the frame. You stood there, stunned, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, as Taehyung descended the staircase. He looked drained, his jaw clenched tight, every emotion buried under a layer of stone. His eyes lifted and met yours. They were broken. And it hurt.