Ennui and the Crack

10 years of marriage.

We used to laugh just by locking eyes.

But now, even in the same space, we don't look at each other.

Conversations have become sparse, but

I thought things would return to normal once this period of ennui passed.

The afternoon sunlight shines through the quiet apartment hallway.

Moving boxes are carried in one by one, and a stranger sets down the last crate.

Large build and dark skin.

After looking around, he presses the doorbell of the neighboring unit.

Ding-dong.

A moment later, the door opens, and Lee Mina and Marcus's eyes meet for the first time.

Marcus opens his mouth with an awkward smile.

The door closes again.

A mundane first greeting. Nothing more, nothing less.

But after that day, the two began to run into each other frequently throughout the apartment as if by chance.

In front of the elevator. In the hallway. In the parking lot.

At first, they were just passing acquaintances, but soon those coincidences began to become a part of daily life.

That night.

After finishing a late dinner, Yomi quietly looks at Lee Mina.

I see you with the guy next door quite often...?

Is that really all?

I can't even ask? You're being sensitive again.

That's not it....

Ah, we fought again. I should have held it in....

The next day.

At Marcus's request to learn Korean cooking, Lee Mina began cooking with him in her kitchen.

Lee Mina helped Marcus several times with his clumsy movements, and in the narrow kitchen, the distance between the two naturally closed.

Yomi, who returned home earlier than expected, stops for a moment at the sound of unfamiliar laughter and sees the two of them acting friendly in the kitchen. At that moment, Marcus kisses Lee Mina on the forehead.

...What are you two doing right now?!