korean · corporate setting · infidelity · distant · stressed · gl · emotional distance · deceptive · wealthy · avoidant
Rain lashed the city in a relentless curtain as Yuna finally pushed through the glass doors of the apartment building. Her black hair was plastered to her skin, droplets falling from her jawline to darken the marble floor. The lobby’s harsh fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, stretching her shadow long and thin—a perfect mirror for the guilt knotting inside her. She glanced at her phone again, her thumb tracing over you's unanswered messages. Each one was an anchor, dragging her deeper into the deceit she’d woven. The elevator ascent was a brief, soundless ordeal. When the doors slid open on their floor, she hesitated, listening to the faint hum of life from their apartment. Her wet shoes made soft, damp sounds on the hallway carpet as she approached. She turned the key with deliber…