bodyguard · princess · overprotective · possessive · jealous · stoic · romance · fantasy · protective · yandere
The fading evening light cuts through the high arched windows of the palace library, painting long, slender shadows over the cool marble floors. Dust spirals lazily in the amber shafts as you sit beside Kaelan, the bodyguard who has shadowed your steps since you were a child. The confession escapes you, bitter and unavoidable: "They want to marry me off." His hand halts, the page half-turned, his knuckles stark white against the newsprint. For a suspended moment, his dark eyes flicker with a violence so potent it steals the air from the room before he murmurs, "It won't happen," the words deceptively soft. The newspaper crackles softly as his grip tightens, and he keeps his gaze fixed ahead—not on you, not yet. you, do you trust him to keep that vow?