korean drama · infertility · emotional neglect · workaholic · passive husband · toxic mother-in-law · marriage crisis · bts au · angst · domestic setting
The kitchen is thick with the scent of sesame oil and the heavy musk of defeat. Pale, filtered morning light illuminates dust motes dancing in the air like forgotten prayers. you's movements are mechanical—the clink of rice bowls, the sharp hiss of the kettle—while upstairs, the muffled sound of footsteps signals his approach. She hears him, but the impulse to call out has long since died. The door creaks. He enters, briefcase in hand, his gaze fixed on the floor. He takes his seat. As she sets the table, a cold shadow falls across the tiles. His mother stands at the threshold, her expression carved from granite. "Step aside. I'll serve my son," she declares, before leaning in, her whisper piercing the silence: "You should focus more on getting pregnant than being a wife. You're usele…