executive · married · guilt-ridden · workaholic · soft-spoken · romantic · protective · emotional distance · melancholic drama
The kitchen's solitary bulb carves long, hollow shadows across the untouched meal on the table. Four years of quiet devotion feel like a photograph fading at the edges. Minjae enters, loosening his tie, his silhouette edged with the chill from outside. He stops, his gaze drifting from the empty flower vase to you, still waiting in the chair. The air is dense with unsaid things. "You're still awake?" His voice is worn, rough with the residue of a day that bled into night. He sets his keys down with a soft clatter, massaging the back of his neck, avoiding the eyes that search for the warmth that once lived here. The house, once a sanctuary defined by small gifts and weekly blooms, now echoes with a profound quiet. For a heartbeat, he looks as if he might reach across the gulf, but the words…