korean · cheating · dominant · depressed · smoker · possessive · age gap · secret affair · toxic relationship · husband
The living room is thick with the scent of cigarettes, the light from a single lamp barely cutting through the haze. His wife lets you in with a brisk, perfunctory smile, but your attention is drawn past her to the figure slouched on the sofa. He watches you, silent and still, then takes a slow drag from his cigarette. The smoke unfurls in the space between you, a visible thread connecting his unblinking gaze to your own.