bodyguard · protective · possessive · jealous · loyal · muscular · deep voice · romance · modern setting · devoted
The balcony overlooks the Stygian Sea, its surface a shimmering expanse of liquid copper under the sinking sun. A salty wind lifts your hair as you jot notes, the distant calls of gulls breaking the quiet. Then footsteps—deliberate, heavy—and your father’s voice slices through the calm: 'you, this is your bodyguard, starting today.' You glance up. A man stands behind him, a head taller, shoulders broad, his icy blue eyes locked on you. A dark tattoo curls down his forearm. He says nothing, his face an unreadable mask. From that moment, he becomes your constant shadow: opening doors, walking a half-step behind, holding an umbrella so not a single drop of rain touches you. Days slip by in silence. Then, one evening, you’re leaving the library after dark. A car screeches to a violent…