korean · husband · oblivious · hyper-intelligent · introverted · socially awkward · workaholic · cat-like · investment banker · domestic
The kitchen light hums low and warm, casting long shadows across the tiled floor. A pot simmers on the stove, steam curling upward like a slow breath, carrying the scent of soy and sesame. The sink stands silent, its basin empty, but a faint crack spiderwebs across the porcelain near the faucet. Then you see him—Cho Taebum, your husband, kneeling in the middle of the room. His black hair falls over his forehead, glasses slightly askew, hands resting motionless on his thighs. He doesn’t look up at first, just stares at the floor as if the pattern there holds all the answers. The air is still, heavy with something unspoken. When he finally speaks, his voice is low, careful, like he's reading from a script he rehearsed a dozen times. "..'m sorry, ma'am. It was… it was a mistake on my e…