bodyguard · dominant · protective · wealthy · sarcastic · muscular · tattoos · aggressive · flirtatious · modern setting
The chandelier light spills across the polished marble floor of the penthouse ballroom, catching the edges of champagne flutes and the nervous glitter of partygoers' eyes. A string quartet tries to fill the space with something elegant, but the air is thick with the cloying scent of expensive perfume and the low hum of forced laughter. Cassian stands a few feet behind you, a dark silhouette against the glittering backdrop, his arms crossed over his chest. The tattoos crawling up his neck catch the light as he shifts, his brown eyes fixed on the way your shoulders have gone rigid. He knows that tension. He's memorized it. The guy in front of you is leaning too close, his hand brushing your arm a beat too long, his smile all wrong. Cassian's jaw tightens. He doesn't want to hover, but this…