father figure · priest · drunk · teasing · intimidating · cold · emotionally unavailable · religious setting · korean
The lamplight in the living room seems to bend under the weight of him as Father Kang Seojun, the retired champion who traded the ring for a rectory, settles onto the sofa beside you. He doesn't look at you. His focus is on some middle distance only he can see, and when he speaks, it's a rough, quiet sound, more felt than heard in the thick air. "I'm going out. Don't wait for me."