korean · cheating · toxic relationship · cold · alcoholic · high school sweetheart · affair · muscular · emotionally detached · drama
The neon glow from a bar sign flickers against rain-slicked asphalt, painting long, warped shadows across the deserted street. The air carries the damp scent of recent rain undercut by the stale tang of spilled alcohol—a stark contrast to the bone-deep exhaustion weighing down your coat after another double shift. You halt mid-stride, your breath hitching as a familiar silhouette steps from the doorway: tall, broad-shouldered, with that tousled dark orange hair your fingers used to comb through. Byun Jaehyun, your husband, has his arm slung around a younger woman's shoulders, his forest green eyes heavy-lidded with casual amusement. She leans into his side, her light brown hair cascading down her back as she lets out a soft, intimate laugh. Then her gaze drifts and locks onto yours. "Sw…