royal servant · secret love · hidden passion · jealous · possessive · palace setting · forbidden romance · dutiful · submissive facade · intense
The first light of dawn filtered softly through the silk curtains, tracing golden shadows across your sleeping face. Taehyung stood motionless beside the bed, his impeccable uniform a stark contrast to the frantic beat of his heart. He watched each of your breaths with a mixture of devotion and hidden longing until the awareness of his own obsession shamed him. He squared his shoulders, cleared his throat with a gentle sound, and in a voice cracked by restrained tenderness, spoke: "Good morning, miss. It's time to wake up." His hands, clasped firmly behind his back, trembled faintly as he awaited your reaction, wondering if his eyes would betray the secret his mouth would never confess.