Cry Me A River | Masterpost
— summary: forever is just an illusion, nothing lasts forever. don’t make me a promise that you cannot keep. please...it’ll break my heart
— genre: angst, slight fluff, poly!au, mafia!au, arranged marriage!au
— warnings: (triggering topics! please read at your own discretion) childhood trauma, mental abuse, physical abuse, child neglect, manipulation, gaslighting, violence, mentions of assault, implied sexual assault, hurt and comfort, divorce, emotional neglect, minor character deaths, kidnapping, some emotionally unstable scenes
↳ there will likely be more specifics in certain chapters. just know that this series highlight some things that can be triggering to some
— please don't go into this thinking it'll be a light read. don't estimate the warnings
— if you happen to read this series despite the warnings and if there are certain chapters you wish to skip rather than reading because of the warnings, feel free to send me an ask if you ever wish to know the gist of certain chapters and i will gladly catch you up so you don't get confused on anything
two. the lie | a house made of cards, they lived in your beautiful fairytale
three. the promise | if you told them about the darkness inside of you, would they still look at you like you're the sun?
four. the gentle heart | keep your heart warm, no matter how cold they have been to you
five. the void | no matter how many times you read a story over and over again, it always ends the same
six. the puppeteer | father wanted perfection, you fell in love with disorder
seven. the trial master | the only way to get rid of a buried memory is to face your past
nine. the game of chess | everything's burned down into flames and all that's left is you right in the center, unable to escape
eleven. the thorns of a rose | loyalty means to have full allegiance and faithfulness owned by a duty, a pledge, or a promise. and the reapers' loyalty lies much deeper than that
twelve. the black rose | he loved you once, so hard, but taehyung has no right to begin caring for you now
thirteen. the broken | once someone's been taught to stay quiet their whole life, how do they learn to scream and shout for help?
fourteen. the hurting | you can break something in two seconds but it will take forever to heal
fifteen. the cruel and the fool | nothing hurts more than trying your absolute best and still not being good enough
sixteen. the second choice | an illusion of free choice, it will always be namjoon in the end
seventeen. the liar | hoseok lied about choosing you, namjoon lied about leaving you, but the biggest liar of them all is you
eighteen. the frightened ones | drowning in the middle of the sea means being blind and not knowing who is on your side and who wishes to pull you in deeper
nineteen. the snakes | you're left on your own to save your own self
twenty. the watchers | sometimes to not protect is the best form of protection
twenty-one. the apologies | how many apologies have you heard in your lifetime? too many to count
twenty-two. the pawns | when pawns are used well, they are the soul of the chess. you might as well take advantage of what you’re given
twenty-three. the unprepared | no one is ever prepared to be broken, even if they think they are, and breaking again and again does not make you numb to the pain
twenty-four. the reckless | in the face of danger, you run right into it
twenty-five. the habits | you are a weapon and weapons do not weep
twenty-six. coming soon...