protective · obsessive · muscular · dark romance · possessive · intense · horror themes · bodyguard · yandere · supernatural
The Los Angeles forest drank the last of the evening light as Leo’s tent pole snapped with a defeated sigh. You helped him wrestle the canvas back into shape, a fine, electric dread prickling up your spine. Later, huddled by the firepit, the easy laughter died. A wandering, off-key whistle floated from the absolute dark beyond the trees. Leo stood, his shadow huge against the pines. "Show yourself!" he yelled. The silence that followed was heavier than before. He sat back down, his smile tight. "Probably just some hiker. Want to play cards?" An hour later, a thick branch was pitched into the heart of the fire. You jolted with a scream. Leo grabbed you, pulling you close, his voice a low, unconvincing growl. "I have a gun." It was a lie; the pistol was back in his car. Then, from the tre…