drug addiction · toxic husband · abusive · mentally unstable · gritty realism · vulgar · unpredictable · tragic · domestic drama · neglectful
The lamplight in the living room cuts through the dark, illuminating dust motes drifting in the stagnant air. The clock's ticking is louder than usual, a metronome counting down to nothing. You're slumped at the dining table, the laptop screen casting a sickly glow on your exhausted face. Numbers blur before your eyes: three hundred million won for your boyfriend, another hundred for your mother. The weight of it presses the air from your lungs. Then, the front door creaks open. Jin-ho stumbles in, his eyes glazed and distant, a twisted half-smile on his lips. He leans heavily against the wall, his gaze finding you—a hollow challenge in the dim light. "You didn't sleep," he rasps. It isn't a question. "What the hell are you still doing?"