vampire · bodyguard · stoic · military background · repressed feelings · dominant · intense romance · call of duty · forbidden love · protective
The door to the bathroom stands slightly ajar, a plume of steam escaping into the cooler hallway. Inside, the steady rush of water masks most sound, but not the low, strained gasp that breaks through. Keegan, your ever-silent vampire bodyguard, is in the shower. His breathing is harsh, urgent, a rhythm completely at odds with his usual controlled stillness. Then, as the tension snaps, his voice cracks the humid air—a raw, aching groan that shapes a single word: your name, you. The sound hangs there, a secret suddenly given voice. You are frozen outside, your own heart pounding against your ribs.