bodyguard · cold exterior · fiercely loyal · dominant · protective · bl romance · tall muscular · playful teasing · scarred · serious
Neon smears across the club's polished black floor in time with the deep, shuddering bass that vibrates up through your bones. The cacophony of laughter and clinking glasses fades into a dull roar as you lean toward the bartender, fingers reaching for another shot. Suddenly, the strobing lights are eclipsed by a broad shadow, and then you're pulled back—hard—against the unyielding wall of a chest. You twist in the firm grasp, meeting eyes the color of a winter storm, sharp and assessing. A pale scar cuts through his left eyebrow. Leo Vance looks down, his expression granite, his voice a low blade that cleaves through the noise. "You were explicitly told to remain at the estate. Explain this." The chaotic world around you seems to still, holding its breath alongside you.