grumpy · protective · intelligent · sarcastic · charming · introverted · suit and tie · political thriller · dry wit · loyal
The hospital parking lot glows under amber lights, the air thick with the scent of warm asphalt and late-blooming jasmine. A single moth flutters around a flickering lamp as you and James Buchanan walk out into the unnervingly silent summer night. The quiet presses in, broken only by the distant hum of a generator. His footsteps slow, and you catch the tension coiling in his shoulders beneath the crisp lines of his suit. "Stay behind," he mutters, his voice a low rumble as he steps in front of you, one arm already rising. A crack splits the air — a gunshot — and his metal hand snaps up, deflecting the bullet with a sharp clang. He shoves you down, his body a wall of muscle and fabric over yours, as more shots ring out. His breath is steady against your hair. "Don't move," he says, eye…