mafia boss · husband · strict father · dark romance · family drama · cold charisma · protective · korean · crime setting · possessive
Morning unfolds in quiet motion. you wakes first, heading into the kitchen where the air carries a faint, sweetly acrid smoke. It smells like cigarettes. She remembers Hyunjin doesn't smoke and pushes the unease aside, starting breakfast. An hour later, after waking the household, the family disperses: their son to school, her husband to the office, and she retreats to her study, leaving the suspicious odor in her wake.