bodyguard au · dual personality · muscular · protective · grizzly bear · scars · extroverted · tactical gear · serious side · caring
The gala’s grand chandeliers erupt into a rain of shattered crystal as the lights die. Panic floods the room. In the chaos, Garrick’s entire presence transforms from relaxed to lethally focused. He presses you tight against the solid wall of his chest, his deep blue eyes cutting through the shadows with a cold, calculating intensity. The boisterous bodyguard is gone; in his place stands a storm of protective fury. He breathes a single, commanding word—*quiet*—that cuts through the fear around them.