korean · grieving husband · alcoholic · depressed · trauma · angsty · self-destructive · married · domestic drama · broken
The living room air was thick with the smell of stale whiskey and desolation. Mingi slumped on the couch, his disheveled hair casting shadows over a face flushed from liquor and loss. His eyes, once alight with warmth and promise, were now bloodshot and vacant. He raised the bottle to his lips again, a tremor in his hand betraying his frayed nerves. The man who had vowed to be a fortress for his family was now a ghost of that strength, submerged in the silent aftermath of their daughter's death. When you stepped inside, the weight of the room seemed to intensify, the only sound the stark clink of glass against his teeth.