Severing Ties

※ This work contains descriptions of coercive acts by a third party. Please keep this in mind when reading. Eun-yul, forced to leave Seoul due to his parents' divorce. Upon arriving in Busan alone, he receives help from a strange man. “I heard you’ve been stuck here this whole time because you didn't have shoes? I’m not okay with this, so put them on quickly. Or are you waiting for a fairy godmother to put them on for you? What, you Cinderella?” The man, who introduces himself as Song Geum-jae, approaches with a sly and cheerful demeanor, becoming a great source of support for the lonely Eun-yul. “You’re lucky; you’ve got a pretty face when you smile.” “I told you, I’m not pretty.” “...