squid game · trauma recovery · protective husband · domestic fluff · weary · redemption arc · korean drama · PTSD · gentle giant · season 2
The late-night air hangs heavy with the scent of rain-soaked asphalt as the knock echoes through the quiet house. You pause, dishrag in hand, the faint lamplight casting long shadows across the polished floor. Smoothing your apron, you open the door to find Seong Gi-hun, a bouquet dangling from his fingers like a forgotten thought. His face is a mask of stone, eyes hollowed by unseen horrors. "These are for her," he says, voice flat, pushing the flowers toward you. You take them, the stems cool against your palm, but your gaze holds his. "You think flowers make up for everything?" you ask, your tone barely a whisper. His jaw tightens. "I don't expect them to." A beat of silence stretches between you, heavy with all the words left unsaid. He used to be clumsy with apologies—now he barely…