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Name: Kim Taehyung

Age: 20

Occupation: Second-year University student (Major: business administrative)

Residence: Lives in a small rented apartment in Seoul

Background & Personality:

Taehyung is the eldest child in a middle-class family. He is kind, humble, and emotionally mature. Though not a top student, he tries his best and maintains average grades. Taehyung carries the heavy burden of his father’s expectations and is determined to succeed, not just for himself but to uplift his entire family.

He often feels the pressure of being away from home, juggling independence, studies, and loneliness, but he hides his struggles to avoid worrying about his family.

Family Background

Father: Kim Hyungwoo

Age: 44

Occupation: Factory Supervisor (works long shifts, 6 days a week)

Personality: Strict, emotionally distant, short-tempered

Details:

Hyungwoo believes that hard work and academic success are the only ways to escape poverty. He pays all the family expenses, including Taehyung’s rent, tuition, and living costs in Seoul. Because of this, he puts enormous pressure on his children, especially Taehyung.

He has high expectations and reacts harshly to low grades—often physically abusive or verbally aggressive. Though his actions are strict and sometimes cruel, they stem from fear, pride, and the desire to see his children do better in life.

Mother: Kim Minaya

Age: 42

Occupation: Seamstress (home-based tailoring)

Personality: Gentle, quiet, nurturing

Details:

Minaya works from home to support the family financially in small ways. She is emotionally supportive of her children and often serves as a buffer between them and their father. Though she rarely speaks up against her husband, she silently encourages her children to stay strong and hopeful.

Younger Sister: Kim Hana

Age: 18

Occupation: Final-year high school student

Personality: Intelligent, observant, sensitive

Details:

Hana is mature for her age and deeply looks up to Taehyung. She also feels the pressure of her father’s expectations but handles it quietly. She and Taehyung share a close bond through occasional phone calls and messages.

Younger Brother: Kim Minjae

Age: 16

Occupation: middle school student

Personality: Quiet, thoughtful, introverted

Details:

Minjae tends to stay out of the way to avoid conflict. He doesn’t express much, but he closely watches everything that happens in the family. He respects his older brother deeply and silently absorbs lessons from Taehyung’s journey and sacrifices.

The kim family

The Kim family lives in Suncheon, a peaceful city located around two hours from Busan.

The Kim family is middle-class . Hyungwoo is the main breadwinner, taking care of all bills—household expenses, school fees, and especially Taehyung’s education and living costs in Seoul.

Because of this, he believes his children owe him success. He often compares them to others and demands perfection, not understanding the emotional toll it takes. The atmosphere at home is tense, and Taehyung, being the eldest, feels the full weight of responsibility. His success is seen as the key to changing the family’s future.

Taehyung is the eldest child in the Kim family. Quiet, thoughtful, and ambitious, he carries the heavy responsibility of meeting his family's expectations .

After finishing high school with excellent grades, he was sent to another city to study at a prestigious university. Though determined to succeed, Taehyung struggles with the pressure - especially from his father, who often compares him and his siblings to other students and families, making him feel like he's never quite enough.

Taehyung is currently in his second year of college, studying in another city, far from home. His parents sent him there to ensure he gets the best education and opportunities to build a bright future—for himself and for his family.

Taehyung dreams of becoming a successful businessman, just for his  father's wish . However, he struggles with academics and is considered average in his studies , he is an introvert and he can't make friends easily,

Taehyung parents believe in the importance of education and want the best for their children. To give taehyung a brighter future—and to lift the whole family—they make the difficult decision to send him to another city to study at a prestigious school. Though it means being apart, they hope this opportunity will open doors for him and for his siblings to bring pride and success to their family.

That's all about his family but they are hiding a very big secret only taehyung, mom and dad know about this and taehyung parents never want this to come out because it's being shameful to their family

Byy end of the first part 💜💜💜💜💜

What is the secret that taehyung parents are hiding ????

Hello Army 💜

The alarm buzzed quietly on Taehyung’s old phone, vibrating against the floor beside his thin mattress. His hand reached out automatically, silencing it before it got too loud. The room remained dim, lit only by the early blue glow of the city seeping through the small window.

Taehyung sat up slowly. His back ached from sleeping on the floor—again. The mattress was cheap, just like the apartment, but it was all he could afford to accept with gratitude. He had been living here for over a year and nine months now. A small, two-bedroom unit tucked behind a noisy alleyway in northern Seoul, far enough from campus to be inconvenient, but cheap enough .

The apartment was lifeless. Cold, lifeless ,silent. Functional. The kind of place that didn’t feel like home—just somewhere to pass through.

He moved quietly through his morning routine the bathroom doesn't have a geyser and it's winter the water is cold as ice but Taehyung manages .

At the kitchen he boiled water for Instant coffee. A half-piece of toast . He didn’t make much noise—didn’t want to wake the person behind the other bedroom door.

His roommate, Joonho, was someone he still didn’t know, even after more than a year of sharing a roof. They weren’t friends. Not even civil.

The landlord of this apartment cheat with him and his family the landlord show some better apartment but after taehyung shift landlord send him here for tell he have live here for few months before the apartment ready but it's never get ready and taehyung try to talk landlord but the landlord say he can leave tha apartment . It's not like taehyung try to find new apartment but other are very expensive and cheap are more worth then this one he can't tell his parents because he don't want stress them or burden them more for his expensive he eventually accept it

Joonho was loud, unpredictable, and careless. He came home late, often reeking of alcohol or worse. He trashed the kitchen, blasted music at night,used taehyung vegetables, and breads but he didn't pay him back and ignored every shared responsibility.

Taehyung had tried once—just once—to talk to him. The look he got in return was so cold, so threatening, yelling and some beating that why he never brought it up again.

Still, he stayed. Because what choice did he have?

What his father didn’t know was that the apartment was falling apart. The heater barely worked in winter. The water pressure in the shower came and went. Some nights, Joonho’s friends crashed in the living room, laughing loudly while Taehyung tried to study with earplugs in after joonho friend left and he cleaned the whole apartment but he couldn't even complain

His father could afford better. That was the worst part.

Kim Hyungwoo worked twelve-hour shifts at the construction company in Suncheon, and everyone in town said he was one of the highest-paid team leads. Their middle-class life was hard, but not hopeless. He could have easily sent Taehyung a little more money. Enough for a cleaner place. A real bed. A hot meal once a day.

But Taehyung never asked.

He couldn’t.

Flashback – One Year Ago

“Don’t expect luxury just because you’re in Seoul,” his father had snapped over the phone.

“I know, Appa,” Taehyung had said quietly, already standing in a cold, empty apartment with no curtains and peeling wallpaper.

“I’m not paying for you to live like a king. You want comfort, earn it. Until then, study harder.”

Click.

Taehyung had stared at the screen for a long time after the call ended. He could’ve told him. Could’ve said, “Appa, the heater’s broken. There’s mold in the kitchen. My roommate is dangerous.”

But he didn’t.

Because in Hyungwoo’s eyes, taehyung is asking for money for a false reason . He thinks Taehyung wants money because to enjoy life in seoul not for apartment and money was earned by worth and he doesn't know that the landlord cheated on them and taehyung never told them because he doesn't want to put more burden on his parents. And hyungwoo thinks Taehyung hadn’t proven his worth yet and he didn't even score good in the test

Back in the present, the apartment was quiet—too quiet. He sipped bitter coffee and checked his phone.

Appa: Did you check your last score? I want proof. Don’t lie to me again.

He didn’t reply.

Because last time he lied that he scored good in the summer semester so his dad can't scold him or threaten him to bring him back to home don't let him study

Taehyung father got know that he scored low in summer semester and lie to him so when he went home for summer break taehyung dad yell at him for lying to him and his dad give him last chance to prove he can do better get good score in winter semester and that time he show disappointment and betrayal in his parents eyes and siblings eyes

There was a noise that brought him back from his thought—the click of a door opening. The bedroom light turned on  and came out of the room

Joonho

Taehyung stilled, waiting for the door to shut again. There was no greeting. There never was. Just the sound of him spitting into the sink, and then slamming the door closed.

Their silence wasn’t peaceful. It was suffocating.

He tightened the strap on his backpack. Inside were books for Business Administration, his major—something his father had chosen for him. “It will make money, taehyung nodded silently agrees with his dad  

Taehyung once loved drawing. Music. Photography. But none of those fit the future his father demanded. So, he studied business. Because surviving meant obeying.

Outside, Seoul had started to stir. Cold air bit at his face as he stepped out into the street, blending into the crowd of workers and students, all rushing somewhere.

Nobody knew his story. Nobody asked. And maybe that was a blessing.

But as he boarded the subway toward campus, the same thoughts haunted him.

“What if I never make it? What if I’m wasting everything?”

He clutched the strap of his bag tighter.

No.

He couldn’t afford to think like that.

Because back in Suncheon, a quiet city a couple hours from Busan, his family was waiting. His mother, Kim Minaya, who always smiled gently but whose eyes held worry. His sister Hana, now finishing her last year of high school. His brother Minjae, barely sixteen, already expected to follow in his footsteps.

And his father, who beat him with words and hands, but still paid the bills.

Taehyung took a deep breath as the subway sped toward his university.

One more day. One more chance. For them. For himself.

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Taehyung Undergraduate University Academic Year

the university year is split into two main parts:

Spring Semester (March-June)

Fall Semester (September-December).

Each one is half of the full academic year. So, Spring + Fall \= One full year of study.

In between these two main semesters there is summer and winter vacation

Spring Semester or summer semester (March - June)

The academic year begins in March, and the Spring Semester is the first of two major semesters in the year. It runs from early March to mid-June and is considered one of the busiest and most important terms for university Students



Summer Vacation (Mid-June August)

In summer vacation don't have regular classes, they have vacation

Fall Semester or winter semester (September - December)

The Fall Semester in universities begins in early September or after summer vacation and continues until mid to late December. This semester is just as important as the spring term, especially for students who want to recover from low grades or build their academic standing before the year ends.



Winter Vacation (Mid-December -February)

In winter vacation don't have regular classes, they have vacation

Upon the conclusion of both semesters, typically in January, the university uploads student yearly results to their respective student IDs. Successful completion of the first year, determined by the combined performance across both semesters, allows students Upon the conclusion of both semesters, typically in January, the university uploads student results to their respective student IDs. Successful completion of the first year, determined by the combined performance across both semesters, allows students to progress to their second year.

Taehyung has completed his first and second years of studies. However, he misrepresented his summer or spring academic results to his father. His father discovered this deception during Taehyung's summer vacation. Currently, Taehyung has finished his winter semester, and today, the results have been released.

The notification appeared at exactly 10:00 AM.

Winter Semester Results Released.

The moment Taehyung saw it, his heart dropped.

Around him, students immediately pulled out their phones. Excited voices filled the university hallway.

"Did you check yours?"

"I did better than last semester!"

"My parents are going to be so happy!"

Taehyung couldn't move.

His fingers hovered over the screen.

Then, slowly, he logged into the university portal.

For several seconds, the page loaded.

And loaded.

And loaded.

Finally, the results appeared.

Taehyung stared.

His chest tightened.

Not great.

Not terrible.

Just... below average.

Again.

He passed every subject.

He had officially completed his second year.

But the grades weren't the kind that would make his father proud.

A bitter laugh escaped him.

Two years.

Two years of struggling, studying until midnight, skipping meals to save money, freezing through winter because the heater barely worked.

And this was all he had to show for it.

Before he could think further, his phone vibrated.

Appa.

Taehyung immediately locked the screen.

No.

Not yet.

He wasn't ready.

The phone vibrated again.

And again.

Three missed calls.

Then a message appeared.

Appa: Results are out. Send them.

Taehyung slipped the phone into his pocket.

For the rest of the day, he wandered around campus pretending to be busy.

He attended a lecture but couldn't focus.

He sat in the library but read the same sentence ten times.

His thoughts kept returning to one thing.

Summer vacation.

The day his father learned the truth.

The day everything changed.

He still remembered the disappointment on Hana's face.

The hurt in his mother's eyes.

Not because of the grades.

Because of the lie.

After that day, his father stopped trusting his words.

Every score.

Every assignment.

Every promise.

Hyungwoo wanted proof for everything and now Taehyung was doing it again avoiding,delaying,and hiding.

By evening, the sky had turned dark.

The cold Seoul wind stung his face as he walked back toward the subway station.

His phone rang again.

Appa.

This time, he answered.

"Hello?"

"Why aren't you sending the results?"

Straight to the point.Taehyung swallowed.

"I'm outside."

"That doesn't answer my question."

Silence.

The sound of traffic filled the space between them.

Finally, Hyungwoo spoke again.

"Are they bad?"

Taehyung looked down at the pavement.

"...I passed."

"I didn't ask if you passed."

His father's voice hardened.

"Are they bad?"

Taehyung closed his eyes.

"Yes."

For several seconds, neither spoke.The silence felt heavier than shouting.

"How bad?"

"Below average."

Another silence.

A long one.

When Hyungwoo finally spoke, his voice sounded tired

"After all this time?"

The words hurt more than yelling ever could.

Taehyung gripped his phone tighter.

"I tried."

The moment the words left his mouth, he wished he could take them back.Because they sounded weak,Like an excuse.But they were true.He had tried, Every single day, Yet somehow, it was never enough.

On the other end of the line, Hyungwoo let out a slow breath.

"Send me the results when you get home."

Then the call ended.

No shouting. No threats. Nothing. And somehow, that felt worse.

Taehyung stood alone outside the subway station as people rushed past him.

The city lights blurred in front of his eyes.

For the first time since coming to Seoul, he wondered if passing was enough. If trying was enough. if he would ever become the son his father wanted him to be. Slowly, he started walking home. Back to the apartment

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