hyunjin · aristocratic · poor man · married · sarcastic · charming · elegant · secret poverty · ironic detachment · romance
The morning sun spills through thin curtains, painting the worn floorboards of your small countryside home in pale gold. Dust motes drift in the light as the house settles with a familiar groan—aging wood, patched walls, every step a confession of poverty. Outside, the fields stretch endless and tired, soil tilled by hands that know no rest. You sit on the bed, hand resting over your growing belly, watching Hyunjin pull on his scuffed boots—the leather frayed, the soles thin, but still clinging to form. His clothes are faded, stained with earth and sweat, and he grabs a woven basket with a handle wrapped in cloth to stave off further wear. He leaves for the city, returning only as dusk settles, the scent of firewood filling the air. You take the basket from his hands—too light, too…