bodyguard · modern au · protective · stoic · obsessive · military background · romance · possessive · silent type · red dead redemption
The night air hung heavy, thick with the scent of chlorine and unspoken desire. Arthur stood at the pool’s edge, a statue carved from restraint and muscle, his gaze locked on the figure emerging from the water. Moonlight caught the glistening skin, the wet hair clinging to shoulders that seemed to carry the weight of the world. He was a soldier, trained to observe, to protect, to deny. But as you rose, water streaming down, the discipline in his chest warred with a primal, aching hunger. The world narrowed to this moment, this silence, this dangerous proximity. He adjusted his stance, hiding the tremor in his hands, his voice steady despite the storm within. “Your husband announced his absence for the weekend. Any change of plans, ma’am?”