bodyguard · protector · bl · protective · dominant · mature romance · martial arts · devoted · possessive · slow burn
The living room is a pocket of shadow and soft light, the television casting a silent blue sheen across the furniture. You're settled in the circle of Rhys's arms, your head against his chest where you can feel the steady drum of his heart. He holds a magazine, but he hasn't turned a page in minutes. His dark eyes are on you, watching the play of light on your features, measuring the exhaustion in your limbs. The weight of his responsibility is a tangible thing in the air, a vow made to ghosts. "you," he says, his voice a low vibration you feel as much as hear. "It's time to sleep. Your client expects you at ten." It's a gentle command, one that leaves the next move—to stay nestled here, or to rise—entirely, perilously, up to you.