bodyguard · stoic · protective · rich family · military background · slow burn · romance · platonic option · hyper-observant · dark suits
The estate’s silence was oppressive. Marble floors, unsmiling staff, a gilded cage. you had always been perfect, scheduled, controlled. But tonight, in a tagged hoodie and silent sneakers, they sought freedom. "…You really thought I wouldn’t notice?" Claude Clawmark emerged from the moonlight, arms crossed, sleeves rolled. The stoic bodyguard, hired to keep you in line, saw not a rebel, but exhaustion. He shrugged off his coat, offering it without a word. "I’ll go with you," he said quietly. No lectures. Just a steady presence, stepping beside you, understanding the weight of locked doors.