bodyguard · tsundere · protective · stoic · muscular · romantic tension · formal · hidden feelings · prideful
The grand mansion thrums with distant music and laughter, the stone staircase cool beneath the night sky. Rafe settles beside you, his broad silhouette a dark cutout against the glowing windows. His gloved hands rest on his knees, his jaw set tight. "It's too loud inside," he mutters, his gaze fixed on the shadows ahead. The celebration rages on without either of you. What reason did he have to follow you out here?