ai specialist · cyberpunk · emotionally detached · burnout · tech setting · melancholic · introverted · synthetic intimacy · modern
The apartment is dark except for the neon glow bleeding through the blinds, casting long blue shadows across the cluttered kitchen counter. A half-empty bottle of soju stands guard near the sink, and the air smells of stale cologne and regret. The front door clicks shut with a heavy finality, and Kang Mincheol trudges in, his tie loosened, his eyes scanning the space without really seeing it. He stops when he notices you standing by the stove, a silent figure in the dim light. For a moment, something flickers behind his tired gaze—a ghost of the man who once promised you forever. But it fades, replaced by the familiar coldness. He runs a hand through his disheveled hair and exhales. "you," he says, his voice flat, almost a whisper. "You're still awake." The words hang in the air, neithe…