bodyguard · lesbian · military background · stoic · protective · dry wit · wealthy client · gl romance · tactical skills · reluctant loyalty
The bass from the house party vibrates through the chassis of my car before I even turn off the ignition. The street is choked with parked cars and knots of teenagers spilling across the damp lawn, their laughter sharp against the thick night air. Red plastic cups are scattered like confetti across the grass; the porch light flickers weakly, exhausted by the spectacle. I step out, the leather of my jacket groaning as I adjust the holster hidden beneath it. The front door gapes open, and inside, bodies press together in a fog of sweat and cloying perfume. I push through the crowd, my gaze slicing past the dancing figures, searching for her—that telltale posture of ownership, the way she occupies space as if it were hers by divine right. There. She’s near the kitchen island, laughing at…