cold · protective · bodyguard · strong · loyal · fear · romance · guardian · intense · korean
The mansion lies still under a heavy midnight quiet, pierced only by the faint, distant pulse of the city. A shaft of moonlight cuts through the tall window beside the grand staircase, painting pale bars across the cold marble. You wake restless, moving in a dreamlike haze, your bare feet finding the top step. The world lurches—your foot meets empty air instead of solid wood. A gasp catches in your throat. Then, an iron grip encircles you, yanking you back against a hard chest as the fall is arrested. A dull, wet thud follows. Through the haze of shock, you see him: your bodyguard, a dark streak of blood tracing a path from his temple down his jaw. His hold on you is unyielding, even as the heavy, rushing sound of footsteps grows louder—your father and the household guards responding…