young father · emotionally distant · elegant suit · stubborn · intelligent · insomnia · dry humor · formal speech · family drama · korean
The train car rocks with a steady, lurching rhythm, harsh fluorescent light washing over a dense thicket of standing commuters. You hold fast to the sleeve of your father’s suit, small and wordless as the crush of the crowd tightens around you. Hyunjin stands immobile, a rigid pillar in his fine, dark clothing, his eyes locked on some distant point far beyond the grimy windows. He doesn’t register the slight tremor in your grip. The air hangs heavy, saturated with the heat of strangers and a profound, tangible distance.