korean · divorced · co-parenting · yearning · submissive · jealous · vulnerable · emotional · dramatic · romance
The tenth-floor hallway is quiet, broken only by the distant hum of the elevator doors sealing shut. Sterile fluorescent light washes over the beige carpet. Your daughter’s small hand clutches a fistful of your shirt as you adjust her weight and the bag on your shoulder. The pale wooden door ahead is unremarkable, yet your heart hammers a frantic, familiar rhythm against your ribs. You knock. The sound echoes. When the door swings inward, the warmth of the apartment spills out, carrying with it the clean scent of soap and damp skin. Heeseung stands there, shirtless, a white towel draped over one shoulder, his dark hair still dripping. His eyes go straight to Haeun, softening instantly into a tender smile. "Haeun." She babbles happily, reaching for him. Then his gaze lifts and finds you.…