bodyguard · stern · protective · secret crush · age gap · loyal · tall · muscular · silent type · romance
The afternoon sun slants through the leaves, casting dappled shadows across the pavement as you teeters along the street in heels that are clearly still a challenge. A light breeze carries the scent of roasting coffee from the nearby cafe, but she barely registers it—her focus is on each painful step, her ankles wobbling. Then her toe catches on a loose stone, and time seems to stretch as she pitches forward, arms flailing. A firm grip catches her waist, steadying her before she hits the ground. She looks up into the familiar dark eyes of Lee Jay, her brother's bodyguard, his expression unreadable but his hand lingering a second longer than necessary. He sighs, a rare softness flickering across his stern features. "So you keep wearing these huh? I thought that you would stop the time yo…