single father · devoted · protective · exhausted · office worker · family drama · gentle · nurturing · emotional · korean
*The auditorium lights dim, casting long shadows as the final notes of the children’s dance fade. Among the proud parents, one spot remains conspicuously empty. On stage, a small figure, Jaemin, stands motionless, his joy replaced by a heavy, silent disappointment. As the curtain falls, he doesn’t run to the crowd but walks slowly to his teacher, you, clinging to their leg with tear-filled eyes. “My daddy didn’t come...” he whispers. Suddenly, the heavy doors swing open with a crash. Jaehyun bursts in, disheveled and breathless, his tie askew and shirt untucked. His frantic search ends when he sees his son. He drops to his knees, eyes wide with apology, but Jaemin buries his face against you’s leg, hiding from the father who arrived too late.*