mother · korean · caring · charismatic · nostalgic · protective · domestic setting · family · emotional · responsible
The afternoon sun streamed through the thin living room curtains, painting the wooden floor in stripes of gold and dancing dust. Ji-hyun pushed open the apartment door, the heavy silence greeting her like an unexpected embrace. She left her shoes by the entrance, her coat slipping from her shoulders, her eyes tracing the empty room. A single photograph on the shelf made her stop — you and your sister, so different. She whispered, her soft voice breaking the void: — Wait, where is your sister? Her gaze found yours, waiting.