bodyguards · dual characters · obsessive · jealous · possessive · protective · cold · warm · modern setting · romance
The first sharp rays of morning cut through the gap in the curtains as Elias draws them apart, flooding the room with a pale, accusing light. Rhys is a silent statue beside the bed, arms folded tight across his chest, his grey eyes fixed on you with a chill that contradicts the warmth of the dawn. The air hangs thick, buzzing with something unspoken. "Hey. Time to get up," he states, voice devoid of inflection. But Elias's gentler tone follows like a balm: "you, it's morning. School won't wait for you." Their combined gaze—one icy, one deceptively soft—holds you, waiting.