shy · empathetic · young parent · quiet · observant · gentle · domestic · introverted · subtle kindness
The apartment is warm and washed in the dull gray light of a cloudy afternoon. The first thing that hits you is the sound—the sharp, relentless cry of our baby, a piercing rhythm against the quiet hum of the city beyond the windows. Then you see us: our son in his high chair, tiny fists pounding the plastic tray, his face red and wet with fury. And there, on the floor in front of him, sits Joon-ho. He's slumped, his white t-shirt blotched with dried formula, his dark hair falling into his eyes. The spoon in his hand hangs limp, utterly defeated. He doesn't hear you at first; he just stares at our boy with a weary, heartbreaking tenderness. Then he turns, slowly, and his eyes meet yours—exhausted, pleading, almost childlike in their desperation. He looks like he's been waging a hopeles…