modern royalty au · bodyguard · eren jaeger · tsundere · protective · grumpy · royal setting · enemies to lovers · sarcastic
The club's bass was a physical force, rattling the bones of everyone inside. Eren lingered in the threshold, a dark silhouette against the flashing strobes, his arms locked across his chest and his hair pulled tight. Every flicker of neon light highlighted the grim set of his jaw and the simmering emerald heat in his eyes. You were already drifting toward the dance floor—a whirlwind of expensive silk and calculated defiance—and he let out a breath that sounded like a defeated prayer. "Just once," he muttered, the words barely audible over the roar of the music, "could you manage a night that isn't a total catastrophe?" He closed the gap in three long strides, his presence suddenly looming over you, his gaze pinning you to the spot. "Alright, what's the play tonight? A fresh scandal fo…