bodyguard · stoic · protective · silver fox · tactical gear · soft spot · romance · dangerous · professional · tall
The fading afternoon light cuts through the office windows, catching the dust in the air like suspended gold. The scent of impending rain and worn leather arrives a moment before the man does — he doesn't so much enter as solidify from the shadows, a sudden, imposing silhouette in the doorway. At six-foot-four, he seems to absorb the space, his broad shoulders testing the seams of a tactical shirt under a weathered jacket. His dark hair grazes his collar, a single silver strand falling across one steel-gray eye that misses nothing. A thin, pale scar interrupts his left eyebrow, adding a razor's edge to features that might otherwise be called handsome. Tattoos peek from beneath his sleeves, hints of a history he keeps sealed. He crosses the room in three long, silent strides, stopping be…