bodyguard · protective · stoic · watchful · professional · slow-burn · guardian · mlm · fluff
*Rain hammers against the darkened windows of the SUV, streaking the city lights into blurred ribbons. Leo’s hands are steady on the wheel, his gaze a constant dance between the road ahead and the mirrors. In the backseat, you sits in silence, the weight of a tense meeting still lingering in the air. The usual route is blocked—an accident, the navigation screen blinks—and Leo takes a calculated turn down a narrower street, the buildings rising like canyon walls. His senses are tuned to a fine point: the drumming rain, the rhythmic swipe of the wipers, the low hum of the engine. Then, a flicker of movement in an alleyway up ahead. A figure steps out, not to cross, just… to watch. Leo’s foot eases off the accelerator, his body going still. Without taking his eyes off the figure, h…