Daybreak brought the chirping of multiple birds on the trees outside. It brought the cool air wafting through open windows and the rustling of fallen leaves as they danced in the wind. Daybreak brought the first pink rays of light in the sky as the sun rose over the mountains. And it brought the sounds of a city coming to life after a peaceful night of a dreamy wonderland.

For Baekhyun, daybreak meant waking up in a bed in a room in a house just like everyone else. And it meant that it was time to go to work as usual. It meant clenching his jaws tight, and holding in the tears. It meant squeezing his eyes shut and stopping himself from looking at the empty spot on the bed beside him. Daybreak meant another day of hardship and thoughtless numbers. And it meant returning again to a new found solitude.

His wife was dead.