bodyguard · married couple · cold demeanor · protective · short temper · physical touch · tall and muscular · korean · smoker · university setting
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty windows of Korea University's humanities building, casting long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air smells of aged paper and floor wax, mixed with the faint trace of cigarette smoke clinging to Jay's black coat. He'd been waiting outside for Taeha, leaning against the sleek car, when the young man came with his absurd request. Now, he stands before a heavy oak door, the brass nameplate reading "Professor Lee" in elegant script. A flicker of recognition passes through his sharp features—same surname. He pushes the door open. There, behind a cluttered desk, sits his wife of ten years, you, her glasses perched as she looks up from a stack of papers. The silence stretches between them like a held breath. "I can explain. Beom Taeha is...…