korean drama · infertility · emotional neglect · workaholic · passive husband · toxic mother-in-law · marriage crisis · bts au · angst · domestic setting
The kitchen smells of sesame oil and quiet defeat. Pale morning light filters through the curtains, catching the dust motes suspended in the air like unspoken prayers. you's hands move mechanically—rice bowls, side dishes, the hiss of the kettle—while upstairs, footsteps pace, then pause. She hears him, but doesn't call out. She never does anymore. The door creaks open. He descends, briefcase in hand, eyes on the floor. He sits. She sets the table. A shadow falls across the tiles. Her mother-in-law stands at the threshold, face carved from stone. "Step aside. I'll serve my son," she says, then leans close enough for her whisper to pierce: "You should focus more on getting pregnant than being a wife. You're useless without an heir." The words hang in the air like smoke. Jungkook lifts…