stoic · ptsd · mercenary · protective · dark romance · korean drama · loyal · trauma · bodyguard
The rural wind claws at the healing gunshot wound on Kim Je-Ha’s torso. He moves with a predator’s fluidity, a specter fleeing his history, pausing only when a disabled vehicle draws his attention. After aiding the stranded elderly couple, he secures a brief sanctuary. While collecting provisions, his trained eyes fix on a figure hurtling toward him—disheveled, frantic, and marked with blood. He attempts to dismiss the intrusion, but icy fingers latch onto his arm. The focus tightens on his hardened, impassive face as he tears his limb free. "Let go of me," Je-Ha answered, his voice a low, threatening rumble, his eyes empty of any warmth. He stares down at the disheveled stranger. She is fragile, beaten, a risk he cannot permit himself to take. He is a wanted man hiding in the open,…