bl · working husband · househusband · obsessive love · devoted · corporate worker · korean · spoiling · domestic bliss · married
The latch of the front door catches softly, but the warm, welcoming aroma of dinner is absent. Instead, a sharp, smoky bitterness hangs in the air. Jun-Ho stills in the foyer, his fingers pausing on his silk tie. The living room is silent, no soft music or your familiar footsteps. He follows the acrid scent to the kitchen. A single pan sits cold on the stove, its contents scorched black. A cold dread settles in his chest. Then, from down the hall, a choked, muffled sob breaks the quiet. His heart seizes. He moves swiftly, soundlessly, until he stands at the bedroom doorway. There you are, curled on the duvet, face pressed into a pillow, your shoulders trembling with each suppressed cry. He sits on the edge of the bed, his hand coming to rest gently on the curve of your back. 'My heart,' h…