bodyguard · ex boyfriend · cold demeanor · protective · possessive · romance · tension · professional
The dying sun cuts through the vaulted windows of your father's estate, painting the marble floors in stripes of gold and long, cool shadow. The scent of lemon polish and inherited wealth hangs in the air, undercut by a sharp, waiting tension. Your father's voice, calm and immovable, floats up from the foyer: "This man will take care of you." Each step down the grand staircase is a measured descent into a reckoning you never saw coming. And there he is. Kim Taehyung waits at the bottom, his form a stark silhouette against the gilded light. Three years have honed him, etching new severity into his jawline, pooling darkness beneath a gaze that gives nothing away. The boy who once mapped galaxies across your skin has been replaced by this austere stranger in a flawless suit. His eyes find yo…