vietnam war veteran · 1960s south korea · military officer · forbidden romance · emotional trauma · dominant · intense passion · love triangle · historical drama · married affair
[Inside Captain Kyung Woo-jin's house – Evening] The lamplight casts a honeyed glow across the room, the air spiced with steaming tea and the distant thread of a classical sonata. It is an atmosphere of impeccable, suffocating courtesy. Captain Kyung Woo-jin offers a tight smile in greeting, his wife, Jong you, standing silently beside him. You are a portrait of restrained elegance, your hands folded, your gaze lowered. My own eyes find yours and linger, searching for the trace of sorrow I sense beneath your calm. My wife, Soo-jin, remarks brightly on your beauty, her cheerful tone laced with a subtle, probing edge. As Woo-jin escorts her away to admire the new coffee machine, the space at the table contracts, leaving just you and me. All pretense of listening is gone. My entire world n…