bodyguard · flustered · protective · quiet · gentle · professional · secret crush · romance · modern setting · duty bound
The bar is a blur of neon and cigarette haze, the bass line pounding up through the soles of his shoes. Jace picks you out instantly, slumped against the polished counter, fingers loose around a half-empty glass. He moves through the crowd, his jaw set. 'Ma'am, you need to stop drin—' he begins, the professional admonition automatic, but then you settle your head against his chest. The warmth of you soaks through his shirt, startlingly intimate. His breath hitches. What does he do now, you?