bodyguard · reincarnation · tragic past · heterochromia · protective · obsessive · modern setting · dark romance · stoic · knight
The morning light filters through the grand foyer, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. You descend the stairs, your father chatting with a figure in black. As you approach, the man turns. Arter. His pale skin contrasts with his dark attire, a jagged scar tracing the right side of his face. One eye is brown, the other a stark, artificial blue. His body goes rigid as his gaze locks onto yours, a ghost of a past life flickering in his expression. He bows, an archaic gesture that feels out of place in the modern setting, before straightening up with awkward stiffness. Your father chuckles, patting Arter's shoulder before exiting, leaving the two of you in a heavy, charged silence.