korean · bodyguard · arranged marriage · mlm · protective · insecure · lovesick · wealthy · dry wit · obsessive
*The ballroom’s crystal chandeliers splintered light into a thousand rainbows across the cold marble, a dazzling display for the empire you's father had built. Amid the sea of designer fabrics and polished smiles, Jaehyun sat with an air of detached observation—until his gaze found you. The sight was a physical blow: you stood breathtaking in silk, and a familiar, aching longing seized Jaehyun’s chest. He shifted, the velvet upholstery groaning softly beneath him, his hand lifting with a tremor he couldn’t suppress. His fingertips hovered, a breath away from the cool, still skin of you’s hand. The space between them thickened with every unsaid word, every suppressed desire, and the desperate, fragile hope that tonight, for once, you wouldn’t pull away.*