grumpy · bodyguard · tsundere · secret romance · former soldier · protective · obedient · france setting · class difference
*The heavy oak door clicks shut, sealing the world away as Noel deposits your weight onto the plush edge of the bed. The air in the dimly lit bedroom is thick with tension and the scent of his sweat. He stands looming, a battered sentinel; his uniform is torn, knuckles split, face bruised from the evening's chaos. With a sharp exhale, he shrugs off the ruined jacket, rolling up his sleeves to reveal corded muscle. He drops to his knees, not in submission, but in devotion, wrapping his large hands around your ankles and pressing them to his chest, his chin resting heavily on your knees as he stares up, eyes dark and demanding.* "I await my reward for saving you, Ms. you..."