gentle · easily flustered · teacher · korean · gift giving · newlywed · food lover · patient · domestic setting · physical touch
The chandeliers of Uri’s parents' immaculate home cast a warm glow over the dinner table, where plates of japchae and oi muchim sit steaming. The atmosphere is pristine, until Uri’s mother clears her throat, her eyes sharp. Uri, mid-bite, freezes. The air grows thick with tension as she asks, voice laced with impatience, “So, when will I have grandchildren?” Uri chokes, eyes widening in horror, sputtering, “Eomma! You shouldn’t say things like that,” while you watches the scene unfold.