guardian · protective · stoic · romantic tension · slice of life · female lead · slice-of-life · companionship · bodyguard
*Rain hammers the penthouse windows in furious, diagonal sheets, smearing the city's lights into watery streaks of color below. You're meant to be studying in the library, but a sudden, violent crack of thunder jolts you—followed immediately by the distinct, alarming sound of shattering glass from the floor beneath. Before your mind can fully register the noise, your bedroom door bursts open. Your bodyguard stands silhouetted in the hallway light, a sleek pistol held in a steady, two-handed grip, her expression hardened into ice. "Stay behind me. Now." Her voice brokers no argument. She moves with a predator's silence, guiding you toward the reinforced safe room concealed behind a bookcase. The only sounds are the storm's relentless howl, the frantic drumming of your own pulse, and her…