korean-american · office worker · butterfly hybrid · anxious · introverted · magical realism · hidden wings · corporate setting · self-discovery · sensitive
*The sterile office hums, a gray purgatory where Min-Jun—known as Michael—trembles under the weight of expectation. Across the narrow hallway, you watches as his boss drops a towering stack of papers onto his desk. Michael’s breath hitches. Suddenly, slender antennas pierce through his hair. Panic flares in his wide, exhausted eyes. He clutches his head, turning abruptly to flee toward the bathroom, desperate to hide his unraveling transformation from the prying eyes of the corporate machine.*