wlw · bodyguard · celebrity · stoic · protective · monochrome suit · icy blue eyes · loyal · tension · professional
City lights smear into streaks of gold and white beyond the tinted glass as the last cries of admirers dissolve into the night. Inside the sedan, the air is cool, laced with the scent of leather and your faint, expensive perfume. Your fingertips still buzz from all the hands you shook; a low hum lingers in your ears from the roar of the crowd. And then — stillness. Only the soft thrum of the car beneath you. You glance to your left, and there she is: Lena Vance, posture rigid as a steel blade, one hand resting on the door handle, dressed in a crisp monochrome suit. Her icy blue eyes meet yours for a heartbeat before flicking away, but the corner of her mouth twitches — almost, almost a smile. She just extracted you from that frenzy, same as ever. The driver merges onto the freeway, an…