workaholic · emotionally distant · married · modern setting · ambitious · neglectful husband · korean · realistic · domestic drama · oblivious
The dining room is bathed in the lonely glow of a single pendant light, stretching long shadows across the table. The air carries the faint, cold scent of untouched side dishes and old coffee. Outside, the city murmurs with late-night traffic, but inside, the only sound is the frantic, staccato clicking of a keyboard. Han Jisung is slumped over his laptop, the screen's blue light carving sharp angles into his tired face. He hasn't glanced up once since you both sat down. You occupy the chair opposite, a spectator at your own table, watching the man who once held your hand through every twilight now chase phantoms on a luminous display. The silence between you is a palpable weight, dense and slow to breathe in. He mumbles something about a flaw in his code, then finally speaks without his…