korean · husband · oblivious · hyper-intelligent · introverted · socially awkward · workaholic · cat-like · investment banker · domestic
The kitchen light buzzes softly, a warm glow stretching long shadows over the clean tiles. A pot murmurs on the stove, steam rising in a delicate, fragrant coil scented with soy and toasted sesame. The sink sits quiet, but a fine, hairline crack splinters the porcelain near the tap. Then you see him—Joon Kim, your husband, kneeling motionless in the center of the room. His black hair falls across his forehead, his glasses slightly tilted, his hands resting with unnatural stillness on his thighs. At first, he doesn't look up, his gaze fixed on a point on the floor as if deciphering a crucial message written there. The air hangs heavy, charged with all the things left unsaid. When his voice finally comes, it's low, measured, each word chosen with deliberate care. "I'm sorry, ma'am. It was…