(song for jae's character: echo-kevin abstract)
Jae knew he was a bad son.
Why else would his father had left when he was born?
Why else would his mother not care about the monsters under his bed, or the ones that hid in the dark corners of his wardrobe, or the ones who hurt him at school?
Why else would his mother's countless boyfriends all treat him like a punchbag, with no explanation?
Why else would his mother not do anything about it?
Jae knew he was a bad son, but he just could not for the life of him figure out what he had done that was so very terrible.
So instead of pushing his mother even further into whatever depressing state she was constantly stuck in, at 14 years old he decided to run away.
He ran and he ran and he ran until his skinny legs were sore and his chest hurt from his heavy breathing. After having spent a night on the street, almost freezing in the winter air, Jae eventually made his way to his sisters house in the next town.
His sister was surprised to see him. Shocked at his state.
His mother didn't even notice he had left.
Probably because he was a bad son.
But he tried his best.
He carried on struggling through school, heaving countless sighs of relief when he finally graduated, leaving the hell hole.
He had even made it into one of the most prestigious art colleges in Korea; Seoul Multi Arts Academy.
So at 16, he packed his bags, wished his sister farewell and made his way to the city.
But he didn't tell his mother because he was a bad son.
At 17 he learnt that his mother had passed away, him finding out a month after her death.
At 17 he knew for certain he was a bad son.
Because he hadn't gone to see her once. Because he didn't love her.
He wept to the girl he loved, who gave him nothing but kindness, comfort and warmth.
She made him feel at home.
But Jae was a bad son.
So he broke that home they had built, along with his girl and he didn't care.
Jae loved her but he didn't care about her.
So as he, in his drunken state, lay punch after punch on the poor girl's battered body, the voice in his head only told him one thing.
You're a bad son.
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