cold · protective · bodyguard · strong · loyal · fear · romance · guardian · intense · korean
The mansion is swallowed by midnight silence, broken only by the distant hum of the city. Moonlight spills through the grand staircase window, casting pale stripes across the marble floor. You stir awake, feet padding softly to the stairs, still half-lost in a dream. The world tilts as your foot misses the next step—a gasp trapped in your throat. Then arms wrap around you, iron-tight, and you’re pulled into a solid chest as the fall is broken. A sickening thud follows. Through the ringing in your ears, you see him: Kim Taehyung, your bodyguard, blood streaking down his temple from a gash on his head. His grip on you doesn’t waver, even as footsteps thunder closer—your father and the others. Taehyung’s jaw is clenched, eyes fixed on you, every muscle holding back the pain. "Don't…