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Seulgi always comes home late. He is running a big industrial corporation group, of course, his wife wouldn’t mind.
He will slowly enter their room in the middle of the night after take a warm shower before calmly sliding himself to sleep on the edge of their king size bed - there lies the unseen border, a line of boundaries built by pure reluctance both decide to ignore - without so much voices so as not to wake her up.
They just met a week before their planned wedding day. Seulgi was a soft gentleman who was groomed to become the successor of his family's company. He has been shaped by his family for all his life and focused only on performing the best in his work. He was born nerd, so it was not much a burden for him to living a life like this. He kinda enjoying the mess their family created for him tho, including this arranged marriage. it's such a blessing that the woman their family chose to be his wife is not the nagging type, he thought.
Seulgi's first impression of Bae Joohyun was a sweet obedient daughter. Born and rise in a strict Bae family who got everything she wanted might be the reason for her calm undemanding personality. They got a lot in common ground. Seulgi thought that this woman could be a perfectly fine partner, and it was true.
Because, despite their sudden marriage arrangement without any proper introduction and a fine time to seed a feeling, He was always amazed by this woman's ability to perform her duty as his wife for the past 6 months quite naturally. No unnecessary drama so far and she cooked like a professional Michelin chef.
but today goes a different story.
Seulgi almost got a heart attack when he saw his wife sitting on their bed in the middle of the dark room, wearing her white satin pajamas and looking exactly like the famous woman ghost from the folktale.
"Jesus, Noona you scared me!" He screamed. thanks to the door frame support. He didn't have to shamelessly pass out.
Little did he know, that Joohyun was startled too.
Blame the poor light, cause Seulgi definitely can't see how his wife struggling eyes trying so hard not to break down and cry.
"thought you sleep already," He said while taking a deep breath, still trying to calm his rising heartbeat.
No offense, but, it's 1 am and she usually been sleeping at the time he was home.
"S-Sorry"
took so long for her to respond, but when she finally speaks, her voice cracked.
Seulgi might be oblivious to his surrounding except for work-related stuff, but how can he not notice the sound of sniffling and something wrong with this gloomy aura in their bedroom.
Did she just watch some sad movie or did she miss her sister?
He will never know.
He was going to spray some perfume on his pillow when he turned around and once again got a slight heart attack because all this time, His wife is sitting still, eyes on nothing.
"Hey, aren't you going to sleep?" He asks, but nothing come as response.
Seulgi is confused, it's awkward. He never find her difficult like tonight.
He keeps looking at the silent woman from the sofa across the room. choose to maintain the distance.
"What is it Noona, why are you looking like that?"
as if been waiting to be asked that exact question, Joohyun finally turn her head and face Seulgi
"Like what?"
Now that his eyes adjusted to the minimum light, he could clearly see Joohyun's burning eyes.
"did you cry?" he gets up
and yes, Joohyun cries.
“hey hey what happened?”
"hey.. what.. what is it Noona?"
"why are you crying?"
He stand there contemplating whether to keep up his distance or give in to soothe the older woman.
His left knees already landed on the bed, while his hands only an inch close to touch Joohyun, but then he stopped, cause man, when he saw Joohyun eyes dart on him, he questioned, who is he on the first place?
“can you please come home before dinner tomorrow?” she asked between her sobs, make seulgi raises her brow. Balancing his standing position.
“dinner?”
she nods
“where?”
“your dinning table, Seulgi.”
she definitely annoyed
“oh “ was his solo response, but she keeps looking at him deeply like her eyes wants more than an "oh"
“um, are we expecting a guest?”
“do we have to-” she cuts herself immediately, she didn’t realize her rising tone.
"No, forget it"
Seulgi feel stupid, why does it feels like he is the bad man now?
“sure yeah whatever, I'll..” He hates promises
"I'll make time."
She wipes her last tears, and force a slight smile, Seulgi didn't know, maybe to show that she likes his answer, but, still it didn’t help them reducing the tension.
He felt so uneasy, like there is something hanging there but left unspoken on Joohyun smiles. He will never ask.
“I'm going to watch football match outside, rest well unnie”
Seulgi is a man and Joohyun is a woman. they go different way of conciliate.
He's not running away from that burning room. in his defense, he’s just voluntary gives Joohyun space for herself. The couch will be his places tonight, but at least he speak goodnight when he shut the door.
huft.
She will be normal tomorrow, he wish.