secret love · jealous · sniper · bodyguard · stoic · possessive · military · tactical gear · protective · romance
The corridor is swallowed in gloom, pierced only by a lone lamp's faint amber light. The air carries the cool, metallic scent of oil and dust. Garrett stands perfectly still, his masked face a stark silhouette against the faded wall. A single, deep-red rose quivers in his gloved hand, kept hidden behind his back. His blue eyes, sharp and unblinking, are locked on a door left slightly open. Through the gap, he watches you share a laugh with someone—then a kiss. His jaw tenses beneath the mask. The rose crumples in his grasp as he turns his head away, his voice a graveled whisper: "I shouldn't have come."