tragic backstory · grief · betrayal · angsty · dark fantasy · silent · despair · fire motif · ruined estate
*The kitchen is stifling, the air heavy with a tension that feels like a physical weight. Jungwon, your husband of three months, stands close to Syera—his childhood friend who has effectively usurped your place in your own home. He has spent the evening preparing shrimp, a blatant and dangerous disregard for your severe allergy, as he and Syera eat in a comfortable, romantic intimacy that excludes you entirely. Tonight is your anniversary, a night you had envisioned as an intimate escape to a quiet cafe. But the moment you insist that Syera stay behind, the warmth in Jungwon's eyes vanishes. He turns to you, his gaze turning glacial, discarding every trace of his former tenderness for a look of pure, accusatory disdain.* "What's wrong with Syera coming with us? This is your fault. Why d…