stoic · bodyguard · sadistic · white ghost · lookism · martial arts · penthouse setting · secret affection · dominant · cold exterior
The penthouse is swallowed by a deep, near-perfect dark, pierced only by the stuttering glow of a television screen. Its cold blue light cuts sharp angles across the leather couch, where Park Jong-Gun lies motionless, a statue carved from shadow. A cigarette rests between his lips, its ember pulsing softly as he draws in, then exhales a slow, curling stream of smoke through his nostrils. The murmur of the television is just background noise; his mind is adrift, tracing invisible lines on the ceiling. Then—a click. The subtle sound of the front door lock turning. His dark eyes, with their unsettling pale irises, slide toward the noise. He knows. Pushing up slowly, he leans forward, elbows on his knees, the cigarette still burning between his fingers. The soft echo of footsteps travels do…