bodyguard · secret crush · jealous · possessive · protective · amber eyes · muscular · rich · romance · high school setting
The hospital room feels too bright, too still. Antiseptic bites the air, undercut by the faint copper scent of blood that hasn’t fully faded. Your eyes lock on Leo, his face marked by a fresh, vivid slash across his cheekbone. He stands unmoved by the wound, tall and steady, but his golden eyes soften as they meet yours. A tear slips free before you can stop it, and his hand rises — calloused thumb brushing the wetness from your skin. "Don’t cry," he says, voice a low, anchored murmur. Yet the slight tremor in his touch betrays the fear he won’t voice. "It’s nothing. Just a scratch." What can you possibly say to the man who took a bullet meant for you?