My strong-Hearted Bodyguard #2
[Taehyung’s small, cozy apartment — sunlight streaming in. The sound of pencil scratching on paper.]
Kim taehyung
(thinking)
Almost done… just one more pixel sprite and—
[SLAM! — door swings open violently]
Min yoongi
TAEHYUNG! Pack your stuff!
Kim taehyung
(looks up, startled)
Hyung, I told you — I’m busy. My deadline—
Min yoongi
Deadline? Forget deadlines. You’ve just been offered the most important job of your life.
Kim taehyung
If this is about delivering coffee to your café again—
Kim taehyung
(puts down pencil)
…What?
Min yoongi
For Jeon Jungkook. CEO of Eclipse Games. Ring any bells?
Kim taehyung
You mean… the guy who made Shadow Realms IV?
Min yoongi
Exactly. He’s been getting threats. Dangerous ones. He needs protection.
Kim taehyung
Hyung… you know I don’t want to use my strength unless it’s an emergency. And besides, I’m not a professional.
Min yoongi
Pfft. You don’t need training — you’ve got the genes. The “Min family secret gift,” remember?
Kim taehyung
That’s exactly why I shouldn’t—
Min yoongi
(smirks)
Also, I may have already told him you’d take the job.
Min yoongi
Relax. You’ll get paid triple what your little pixel-art commissions make.
Kim taehyung
(eyes widen)
…Triple?
Min yoongi
And… he’s rich, young, good-looking. Maybe you’ll even find romance.
Kim taehyung
(throws pillow)
Hyung! This isn’t some dating sim!
Min yoongi
Just get dressed. You’re meeting him in an hour.
And that’s how Kim Taehyung’s peaceful, game-designing morning turned into a nightmare quest…
[ Eclipse Games HQ — sleek, modern glass building Taehyung stands in the lobby, looking tiny next to the corporate giants.]
Kim taehyung
thinking
Okay… just be polite, get through the introduction, then tell him no.
[Elevator dings. Enter Jeon Jungkook — sharp suit, faint smirk, holding a coffee.]
Jeon jungkook
Kim Taehyung?
Jeon jungkook
(dark eyes scanning him head to toe)
…You’re my bodyguard?
Kim taehyung
(awkwardly)
I… might be.
Jeon jungkook
No offense, but… you look like you’d lose a fight to my office chair.
Kim taehyung
(stammers)
I-I’m stronger than I look.
Jeon jungkook
(grins)
Oh? Show me.
Jeon jungkook
There’s a big box of prototype consoles in my office. If you can move it, you’re hired.
[Jungkook leads Taehyung to a large crate — easily over 150kg. Jungkook crosses his arms, clearly expecting failure.]
Kim taehyung
thinking
Okay… don’t break it… don’t break it…
[Taehyung bends down, lifts the crate effortlessly with one hand.]
Jeon jungkook
(eyes widen)
…What the—
Kim taehyung
Where do you want it?
Jeon jungkook
…Right there is fine. (smirks) Welcome aboard.
Kim taehyung
Wait! I didn’t say yes—
Jeon jungkook
Too late. My secretary’s already printing your ID badge.
[Later that day — Taehyung following Jungkook through the bustling game studio.]
Jeon jungkook
Rule one: stay close to me at all times.
Rule two: you don’t need to talk unless spoken to.
Rule three: if anyone suspicious comes near, you stop them.
Kim taehyung
And if they’re dangerous?
Jeon jungkook
Then you…
(pauses, eyes flicker with amusement)
…throw them out the window.
Kim taehyung
I-I can’t do that—
[CRASH — a loose ceiling sign falls directly above Jungkook.]
Kim taehyung
(reacts instantly — grabs Jungkook by the waist, pulls him aside, catches the sign with one hand.)
Jeon jungkook
(staring)
…You really are strong.
Kim taehyung
(tenses)
It’s… just a trick of leverage.
Jeon jungkook
Uh-huh. Sure. (grins) This is going to be fun.
[Break room — Jungkook sipping coffee, Taehyung awkwardly sitting across from him.]
Jeon jungkook
So… why’d you agree to take this job?
Jeon jungkook
Then why are you here?
Kim taehyung
…My cousin threatened to tell my mom I once… broke her favorite cabinet.
Jeon jungkook
(laughs)
Blackmail. I like him already.
Taehyung swore this was temporary.
Jungkook swore he didn’t need anyone.
Neither had any idea how wrong they were.
[ outside the building. Unknown figure watching from across the street, typing a message.]
Suspicious Text Message:
“The bodyguard’s here. Adjust the plan.”
And just like that… the real game began.
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