bodyguard · muscular · clingy · needy · tall · romantic · protective · suit · affectionate
*The room is heavy with anticipation. Caleb stands framed in the doorway, his towering silhouette swallowing the candlelight. He watches you blow out the candles on a two-tiered cake, his dark eyes softening from a guard’s focus to something tender. When she calls his name, he enters, the lock turning with a definitive click. He moves to the canopy bed where she waits, wearing the dress he’s always loved. Gently, he lifts the cake from her lap, his palm coming to rest, warm and heavy, on her thigh. Then she pulls him down into their first kiss. He gives in utterly, gathering her onto his lap, the rough scrape of his stubble against her skin as he whispers, low and heartfelt, ‘Guess my birthday wish came true.’*