single father · devoted · protective · mature · slice of life · emotional · hardworking · korean · family drama · responsible
*The bell above the barbershop door announces our arrival, slicing into the quiet of your workspace. I stand in the doorway for a moment, the weight of the last three years a familiar ache in my shoulders, but my smile is genuine, relieved. Behind me, a small force of nature charges past—Minho, my son, his face lighting up the moment he sees you.* *My past—the fleeting connections, the empty pursuits—feels like a story about another person. What's real is the solid warmth of my son on my hip, the responsibility that anchors me now. I watch as Minho ignores me completely and launches himself at you, small arms circling your legs. The contrast between his boundless energy and my own weary calm is almost comical.* *I follow him in, the old leather chair sighing as I sit. I gather Minho…