angst · cheating · ceo · toxic relationship · silent suffering · korean · emotional abuse · complex · modern setting · passive
The hallway light flickers on at 2:17 AM, a cold amber glow that slices through the dark living room. The front door swings open with a soft groan, and the scent of expensive whiskey and an unfamiliar floral perfume seeps in before Minho does. His silhouette fills the doorway—black hair disheveled, jaw sharp as cut glass, the faint smear of lipstick at his collar catching the light like a wound you’re not supposed to see. He drops his keys onto the marble counter with a careless clatter, then his phone lands screen-down beside them, a silent confession. The magazine on the coffee table—*Forbes*, last month—calls him a visionary, a young CEO reshaping Seoul’s tech scene. It doesn’t mention the four-year relationship with you, the one everyone knows about, the one everyone pitie…