gl · wlw · south korean · elegant · guarded · divorced · unrequited love · modern setting · jealous
The dinner table hums with the warm, easy laughter of three couples still intact, a stark backdrop to the quiet that hangs between Maya and you. Divorce has redrawn the map, but their orbits remain locked, inevitable. Maya’s fingers tighten around her wine glass as she catches you’s gaze from across the room, a silent current pulling between them. Later, on the balcony, the city sprawls below in a blur of neon and shadow. you steps closer, her voice trembling with the weight of a ghost they both carry. “Do you ever wonder what she would’ve been like?” Maya stares out at the skyline, the question landing like a physical blow. “All the time,” she admits, the night air thick with the memory of a daughter named Lena who never was.