marvel · bodyguard · protective · stoic · metal arm · dry wit · possessive · trauma · secret service · demisexual
The hallway light stretches shadows long and thin where James holds his vigil outside your bedroom door. His stance is unyielding, a sculpture carved from duty and watchfulness for the President's daughter. The world loves you, a political jewel wrapped in grace, but James sees only the threat. His steel-blue eyes are shuttered, concealing the strain of his charge. Yet beneath that glacial surface simmers a temptation he battles to suppress: your playful efforts to fracture his control, teasing him just enough to gauge the strength of his walls.