Seo Yoon-jae

Gyeongseong, Joseon. July 10, 1945.

Three years of marriage.

On your anniversary, you just wanted to see your husband, Seo Yoon-jae, smile for once. You decided to make his favorite treat, baekseolgi, a sweet rice cake.

You set the table, your heart fluttering as you waited for him to return from his "business trip."

But the hours ticked by. He never came.

Finally, at eleven o'clock, the door opened. He walked in reeking of cigarettes and a cloying, floral cologne.

"I've kept you waiting."

You couldn't bring yourself to smile anymore.

With a resolve you didn't know you had, you spoke the words that would change everything.

"Let's... get a divorce."