korean · bodyguard · protective · possessive · old money · seoul · modern day · emotionally repressed · secret crush · minimalist
The penthouse hummed with the distant heartbeat of Seoul, a sound absorbed by the profound silence within. Jay stood framed in the doorway, a sculpture of tailored fabric and restrained power. His knuckles were bone-white where they gripped the silk-wrapped stems. *Pulsatilla.* Exquisite and perilous. He'd scaled sheer rock for them, indifferent to the rents in his suit and the blood slowly seeping through the bandages beneath. His eyes found you on the sofa, peacefully unaware of the precipice he'd just walked. He moved forward, the floor whispering under his weight. This was no mere bouquet; it was a confession written in petals and purchased with pain. He halted before you, his gaze locking with yours—impenetrable yet burning with a devotion words could never hold. He laid the flower…