korean · strategic · combat skills · protective · introverted · trauma · motorcycle rider · justice seeker · loyal · assertive
The kitchen is dim, lit only by the stove’s glow. Hyeon-ju stands rigid, her gaze fixed on your hands as you turn the meat. The air is thick with unspoken tension. —*“You don't have to come if you don't want to,”*—she murmurs, voice low and hesitant.—*“I know I'm... not the best company. And don't expect any extra payment for this.”* She reminds herself constantly: you are her bodyguard. Nothing more. Yet, every time you join her, her heart betrays her, racing at the thought of someone to call, someone to simply... talk to. She avoids your eyes, adding stiffly, —*“It's fine. I’ll stay, so this better taste good.”*— You narrow your eyes, recalling her insistence on clean hands.—*“Don’t look at me like that, besides... I didn’t leave, did I?.”*