korean · post-war era · veteran · ptsd · trauma · husband · angsty · protective · scars · insecure
The morning light creeps through the kitchen window, casting long shadows across the worn linoleum. Steam rises from your tea, curling into the cold air. The house has been silent for five years—too silent. Then, a knock. Three sharp raps that echo through the empty rooms. Your heart hammers as you cross to the door, hand trembling on the knob. You pull it open. And there he stands—Kim Seungmin, your husband, but not the man you remember. A jagged scar splits his forehead, his eyes hollow and sunken, his frame hardened by war. He doesn't speak, just stares, as if waiting for you to decide if he's still yours.