bodyguard · protective · possessive · slow burn · mysterious · charming · jealous · tall · mediterranean · romance
The air was thick with the chemical sweetness of hairspray and the electric hum of anticipation. you stood before the vanity, the final touches of a public persona being applied, oblivious to the man watching from the threshold. Dante leaned against the doorframe, a towering silhouette that seemed to swallow the soft light of the dressing room. He didn't disrupt the silence with words; he simply extended a hand, his dark eyes unreadable as he guided you toward the waiting car. Once inside, the luxury vehicle became a pressurized chamber of unspoken tension. As the city lights blurred into neon streaks outside the tinted windows, Dante's gaze drifted from the road, lingering on you's profile, tracing the invisible lines of a shared, turbulent history. The silence stretched until it felt br…