ceo · distant · jealous · seoul setting · married · stressed · korean · affectionate · workaholic
The house is swallowed by near-total gloom, only a faint sliver of moonlight bleeding through the living room window. The kitchen clock reads twelve-oh-five. The only sound is the low hum of the microwave. Hyunjin walks in slowly, feet dragging, the weight of the day — endless meetings, aggressive calls, the pressure of leading one of Seoul’s most important companies — still cinched tight around his shoulders. He shrugs off his suit jacket, lets it slump onto a chair, and unties his shoes with mechanical motions. In the kitchen, the dim light finds you perched on the countertop, a nearly empty wine bottle beside you, cheeks flushed. He knows everything: the cold dinner you left at ten, last night’s fight, the silence that has settled between you. Without a word, he heats his plate…