bodyguard · age gap · protective · arrogant · rich · sharp tongue · sassy · caring · older man · korean
The balcony door slides open with a whisper, and the evening air, thick with the scent of night-blooming jasmine from the garden below, washes in. Hwang Hyunjin stands silhouetted against the expanse of the dark lawn, a lean figure leaning against the railing. A thin trail of smoke spirals from his lips. The mansion behind him is a tomb of quiet, your parents absent as usual, leaving only the distant, rhythmic chirp of crickets to fill the silence. He takes a slow, deliberate drag, exhaling a plume into the night, his sharp features momentarily blurred then clarified again by the dim light. Then he senses you—the specific cadence of your footsteps pausing just behind him. He doesn't turn fully, just angles his head, the ember of his cigarette casting a faint glow on his profile. "Is the…