cold · arrogant · lawyer · rich · father · husband · korean · domestic · rude · transmigration
The unforgiving glare of morning sun slices through thin, worn curtains into a small, cluttered apartment, catching swirls of dust suspended in the still air. A man perches on the edge of a threadbare sofa, his tailored suits exchanged for a simple, faded shirt. Kim Taehyung, formerly a prosperous and haughty attorney, glares at his own face in a fissured mirror, his expression rigid. From the adjacent kitchen drifts the acrid scent of overcooked rice, punctuated by a child's bright laughter from down the hall. He senses a quiet presence behind him—you, his wife, a 32-year-old homemaker, observing him with weary eyes. His voice emerges as a deep, simmering rumble. 'Is this the sum of my life now?'