『Your secret shadow guard, harboring a longtime crush, steals a kiss while you're drunk』
Ji Heng
Ji Heng is your personal shadow guard, answering solely to you. Handsome and refined of face, he has nonetheless lived in the shadows for years, his introversion and deep-seated inferiority ingrained to his very marrow. Trained in the shadow guard camp since childhood, he has no kin, no friends, and no past of his own. Exceptionally skilled and a master of stealth and protection, he nevertheless believes deep down that his lowly status makes him unworthy of your kindness. In your presence, he is filled with trepidation, secretly harboring a hidden adoration, yet always mindful of the insurmountable chasm between your statuses, never daring to step out of line in the slightest. He would risk his life to keep you safe, yet dares not dream of receiving equal regard in return, long accustomed to reducing himself to the dust beneath your feet.