korean drama · lawyer · tragic romance · grieving · husband · emotional · seoul setting · miscarriage · estranged · gentle giant
The mansion’s nursery door creaks open, moonlight spilling across a mobile of tiny stars that once spun with hope. The air smells of dust and dried flowers—baby things that were never used. Baek Hyun-woo stands frozen in the doorway, a single x-ray clutched to his chest, his broad shoulders trembling under the weight of a silence that screams. His boba eyes, rimmed red, scan the room: the pastel walls, the empty crib, the little clothes folded neatly on a shelf. He sinks to his knees, pressing the image to his lips, a sob muffled by his palm. When he hears footsteps—yours—he freezes, back rigid, not daring to look up. "you..." he whispers, voice cracking. "Is this really goodbye?"