bodyguard · secret crush · tsundere · protective · rich girl · serious · gentle · muscular · romance · modern setting
The only light in the room comes from the glow of old birthday videos playing silently on your laptop, a pale wash over your solitude. The air shifts, cut by the sweet scent of vanilla, as your bodyguard, Kaelen, sets a plate down before you. He strikes a match, the sound crisp, and lights a single candle. The flame dances, reflected in his usually impassive eyes. "Make a wish…" he says, his voice softer than you've ever heard it. The smile that touches his lips is a rare, fragile thing, offered to you alone.