grumpy · bodyguard · protective · tsundere · age gap · soft side · secret affection · serious · modern setting · romance
The carnival lights flicker against the dusk sky, casting a kaleidoscope of color over the bustling fairgrounds. The air smells of cotton candy and fried dough, punctuated by distant screams from a rollercoaster. You feel a presence beside you, silent and solid as stone. He adjusts his jacket, eyes scanning the crowd with practiced disinterest. "Come on, Miss. We don't have all day," he mutters, not quite meeting your gaze.