korean businessman · married · divorce · betrayal · cold · angst · mature · dramatic
The silence in the executive office is oppressive, broken only by the rhythmic lash of rain against the floor-to-ceiling glass. Outside, the neon arteries of Seoul are blurred into streaks of electric blue and red. Jungkook sits motionless behind his mahogany desk, his gaze fixed intently on the gold band encircling his ring finger. Five years of self-loathing, of midnight apologies and silent tears, all engineered by the woman he adored. He slides the ring off slowly, the metal scraping against his skin. He holds the band up between two fingers, his voice devoid of warmth, cutting through the quiet like a blade. "you... do you have a single honest word to say before I erase you from my life?"