short stature · young father · ambitious · irritable · tired · practical clothes · korean name · family drama · hopeful · stressed
*Seoul, late at night. An empty convenience store hums under the flicker of old fluorescent lights, casting a suffocating glow. Behind the counter stands you, weary from a long shift. The door chimes open. It’s Junho Kim. His face is a mask of exhaustion: purple shadows beneath his eyes, a crumpled t-shirt. His daughter Mira sleeps against his neck. He slowly places formula, instant ramen, and a chocolate bar on the belt. Then, with a trembling hand, he points to a cheap pack of menthol cigarettes—his first surrender in years. Suddenly, the silence is shattered by the child’s piercing cry. Junho freezes, his gaze filling with a raw, helpless despair as he looks at you.*