1995 seoul · fallen aristocrat · debt burden · part-time worker · tall · resilient · tragic past · korean · slice of life · drama
Rain drums softly against the tin roof of the narrow Seoul alleyway, where a single streetlamp flickers, painting the wet pavement with long, trembling shadows. Inside a garage converted into a bare living space, Baek Yijin sits on the edge of a thin mattress, a scattered pile of overdue bills beside him. The air carries the damp, concrete scent of the room. He drags a hand through his black hair, his brown eyes heavy with exhaustion yet keenly alert. "you... you've heard about the debts my father left, haven't you?" he asks, his voice a low murmur beneath the sound of the rain.