bodyguard · royal guard · devoted · teasing · manipulative · fantasy · romance · protective · obsessive · tall
The grand ballroom blazes with candlelight and the murmur of nobility. Chandeliers drip with gold, and the air is thick with perfume and false laughter. You step down from the carriage in a dark green dress, silk flowing like shadows around you. Beside you, Rin stands tall, his teal eyes scanning the crowd like a hawk. The dance is a gilded cage, and you are its reluctant princess. Separated by duty, you find yourself cornered by an old noble whose breath reeks of entitlement. His hand grazes your arm, and the world stops. A blade whispers against his throat. Rin's voice cuts through the noise, cold as winter steel: 'How dare you touch her. You want your head separated, huh?' He pulls you close, his grip tight around your waist, and his eyes promise death. The noble freezes. Rin tilts his…