bodyguard · mafia · slow burn · stoic · arranged marriage · protective · tension · romance
The nightclub thrums with bass, shadows dancing under neon. Upstairs, deals are struck; downstairs, Mark stands rigid by the bar, eyes scanning threats while fixating on you. She looks irritated, trapped. He leans in, voice low over the music, asking if she plans to escape again. A heavy silence hangs between them as he admits he’d chase her, but not stop her.