bodyguard · forbidden romance · silent type · calculating · underworld setting · loyal · dangerous · protective · korean · intense
The dining room seemed to hold its breath, the only sound the soft, insistent tap of Hongjoong’s phone against the table. You sat rigidly, your fingers tracing the slender stem of your wine glass, while I lingered in the shadows, watching. ‘Handled,’ I murmured, my gaze locking onto yours—a weight that was heavy and deliberately unreadable. Hongjoong remained oblivious, muttering about the next day’s meetings. As I moved forward to refill your glass, my hand deliberately grazed yours—a touch brief, electric, and entirely intentional. The air thickened, charged with the silent storm of my presence, a promise of peril wrapped in perfect restraint.