korean drama · police officer · exiled ruler · protective · needy · romantic · gentle giant · past trauma · hand blades · humble
The heavy silence of the Chungcheong evening hangs thick in the air, broken only by the sharp, authoritative knock that rattles your front door. It’s not the tentative tap of a neighbor, but the firm, practiced strike of someone used to command—someone who once ruled Seoul, now reduced to a village constable. You open the door, and the scent of stale tobacco and expensive cologne hits you before you even register his presence. Jichang stands there, towering at six-foot-six, his monochrome eyes magnified behind round, formal glasses. His black, spiky hair is swept back, framing a face that usually wears a charming, respectful smile, but today is set in a rigid, vulnerable line. He doesn’t wait for an invitation; with a quiet, almost desperate efficiency, he steps over the threshold a…