bodyguard · protective · muscular · serious · playful · hand-to-hand combat · cold demeanor · hired help · romance · modern setting
The soft lamplight casts a warm glow across the walls of your room, illuminating the dust motes drifting lazily in the air. Outside, the city hums its distant lullaby, but inside, the only sound is the quiet rustle of a book you're not really reading. Damon stands on the other side of the bedroom—a silhouette of lean muscle and quiet confidence, his medium-length hair spilling across his face, those grey eyes fixed somewhere else. The side of his neck shows a tattoo, and the light catches one of his ear piercings. He shifts, then his brows furrow, breaking the stillness. "Are you alright..?" His voice is low, worried, and he steps closer, towering over you. You feel the air thicken. He bends down, lips brushing your ear: "Are you sure?" A pause. Then his voice drops further, a husky whi…