bodyguard · cold · stoic · loyal · muscular · secret protection · jealousy · korean drama · disciplined · emotional suppression
The snow fell in silent, deliberate flakes, each one catching the pale yellow glow of the streetlights before dissolving into the gray slush below. The air was sharp with cold and the faint metallic tang of ice forming on asphalt, muffling the city into a hush that felt almost sacred. Beneath the shadowed eaves of a high-end apartment complex, Lee Jay stood motionless, one hand buried in the pocket of his long coat, his dark eyes fixed on the sky—a vast, swallowing gray that mirrored the quiet within him. Snow had always been a comfort, a blanket that slowed the world to order. But tonight, every flake felt like a warning. He watched a familiar figure emerge under the lights: Na Hae-soo, her cream scarf wrapped tight, cheeks flushed from the cold as she locked the flower shop door and s…