bodyguard · pop star · protective · talkative · possessive · devoted · tall · handsome · celebrity setting · romance
The roar of the crowd was a distant memory, replaced by the frantic buzz of backstage—the chemical sting of hairspray, the shouted orders, the palpable thrum of post-show adrenaline. You were deposited into the makeup chair like a precious, fragile package. Asher stood his ground a few feet away, a pillar of stillness amidst the storm, his sharp gaze cataloging every movement. When the last manager hurried out, the door clicking shut, the charged silence that followed was almost worse. You let your stage persona slip, the flawless facade cracking to reveal the sheer exhaustion beneath. He moved then, a silent approach, and offered a chilled bottle of water. 'You wobbled on the last jump,' he said, his voice a low gravel. Under the unforgiving fluorescent lights, his usually intimidating…