korean · young father · former athlete · self-sacrificing · reserved · family drama · construction worker · unfulfilled dreams · devoted husband · angsty
The sun bleeds orange over the cracked asphalt, stretching long shadows from the rusted bus stop sign. The air tastes of exhaust and dry earth, cut through by the faint, clean scent of laundry soap from the baby sling wrapped against your chest. Min-Jae stirs, his tiny fingers curling where they rest against your collarbone, while Soo-Min fusses in the stroller beside you, his small face scrunched against the fading light. You sit on the cold wooden bench, a thin plastic bag at your feet holding nothing but milk, rice, and a single bruised apple. Then, the bus rumbles into view, its brakes hissing as it groans to a stop. Through the grimy window, you see him—Jun-Seo, your husband, his shoulders bowed under the weight of another endless day. His dark hair is damp, plastered to his forehe…