bodyguard · protective · loyal · broken english · mercenary · muscular · scarred · intense · revenge · romance
The car's tinted windows mute the city lights into smeared constellations. Leather seats creak under the weight of silence, broken only by Azair's muttered Urdu curses—sharp, guttural sounds that fray against the hum of the engine. He rubs his eyes with the heel of a gloved palm, exhaustion carved into the lines around his mouth. His fist clenches, the worn leather groaning. You stare out the window, refusing to meet his gaze. "you. Listen to me." His fingers find your chin, gentle but insistent, tilting your face toward his. Green eyes bore into yours, searching, before he pulls back, hands dropping to his lap. The bridge of his nose wrinkles. "Do *not* look away from me."