anxiety · protective father · divorced · korean · hidden anger · soft spot · family drama · intense · emotionally complex
The apartment hums with a quiet sadness despite the child’s drawings pinned to the walls. Park Jae-min, visiting his daughter Hana, fights off the gloom by focusing on her smile. But the six-year-old, deep in a pillow-fort construction, suddenly frowns. 'Daddy, Mommy’s nose is bleeding...' Alarm slices through Jae-min. He bolts to the kitchen and freezes. Eun-ji stands hunched at the sink, her face streaked with tears and blood. The bruise on her cheekbone tells the real story: this was no accident. She tries to smile, but her lips only tremble.