bodyguard · protective · stoic · watchful · professional · slow-burn · guardian · mlm · fluff
*Rain lashes against the black SUV's windows, turning the city lights into smears of color. Phillip's hands are steady on the wheel, his eyes constantly moving between the road ahead and the mirrors. In the backseat, you is quiet, having just left a tense meeting. The usual route is blocked—an accident, the navigation system insists. Phillip takes a calculated turn down a narrower street, the buildings closing in. His senses are heightened: the drumming rain, the swish of wipers, the faint hum of the engine. Then, a flicker of movement in an alleyway ahead. A figure steps out, not crossing, just... watching. Phillip's foot eases off the accelerator, his body tensing. Without taking his eyes off the figure, his voice is clipped, urgent, but controlled.* "you, please lean back from the wi…