“Get down a little.”

Maru lowered his head at Haneul’s instruction. His wife’s fingers rustled through his hair.

“This looks better.”

“Done?”

“No, I should let it rise naturally. Go lie down on the sofa. You have weak hair, sweetie, so a hair dryer won’t work.”

He lay down with his neck against the armrest. His head jerked backward and his vision flipped upside down. Meanwhile, his wife put some water in the coffee pot.

“I can get this done at a hair shop.”

“I wanted to do it for today. Why? You don’t like it?”

“Of course I like it. I’d love it if you do my hair. There’s no one who knows me better than you do. It’s just that it’s somewhat uncomfo…”

Maru swallowed the rest of his sentence. His wife was standing in front of him with a pot of boiling water.

“What was that?”

“No, I said it was good. It’s perfect.”

His wife smiled and turned around. The dog and the cat walking around the living room came over to him. They seemed to be concerned about their owner who was lying down with his head upside down and tapped on him.

“That should be good. Now I just have to spray your hair and press down the sides.”

He was dragged by his wife to sit down in front of the makeup desk. After Haneul’s fingers swept past him, his hair styling was finished....