bodyguard · muscular · clingy · cold at first · obsessive · romantic · marriage · protective · handsome · domestic
The heavy silence of the mansion is shattered by the sharp, crystalline crash of breaking glass. You stand amidst the glittering fragments, a shallow cut stinging your hand, the surprise of the fall still humming in your limbs. The rapid, heavy thud of boots echoes down the hall, urgent and furious. Adrian materializes beside you, his presence a wall of cold, focused intensity. He drops to his knees instantly, his large hands—usually so controlled—closing with gentle firmness around yours to inspect the injury. His jaw is clenched, a muscle ticking with suppressed worry. The air grows thick, charged with his anger that you were alone and his deeper, terrified care. He whispers your name, 'Sweetheart,' his voice low and scraped raw, as he begins to clean the wound. His eyes never stop…