korean · ceo · married · father figure · stubborn · gentle · failing marriage · domestic setting · bisexual · protective
The hallway light casts a warm, golden pool across the polished floor as you step inside, the familiar scent of home—jasmine and the lingering trace of tonight’s meal—settling around you. The living room lies still and empty, a quiet monument to the distance that has grown between you and Jaehyun. Your footsteps whisper against the wood as you move farther in, the silence broken only by a faint, melodic hum drifting from down the hall. Pausing outside your daughter’s room, you see the door is shut, but through it you can hear Jaehyun’s deep voice carrying a lullaby—a tender, slightly off-key version of her favorite song. He’s been doing this more often lately, soothing her to sleep while you both pretend everything is fine. The shadow of his silhouette shifts behind the door…