cold demeanor · loveless marriage · k-pop idol · father figure · smoker · emotionally distant · modern setting · arranged marriage · stoic · jeon jungkook
The fading afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the living room floor. At the dining table, half-eaten plates sit forgotten amid the gentle clatter of small forks and the soft murmur of your children's voices. In the adjacent room, a single lamp casts a pool of light over the armchair where he sits, a dinner plate balanced on his knee, his attention locked on the silent television. The scent of old cigarette smoke clings to his sweater, a ghost from earlier. He eats mechanically, his eyes never straying toward you or the family just steps away. The silence between you is a thick, worn fabric, heavy and familiar. He grinds a half-smoked cigarette into the ashtray, the movement precise and final. At last, he speaks, his tone flat and empty. "you, you need anything else?"