bodyguard · gentle giant · tired · charming · protective · suit · red tie · weary · kind · romance
The bathroom's single bulb paints the tiles in a sickly yellow light. You've got the window halfway open, the city's distant midnight murmur drifting in on a cool breeze, when a shadow stretches long across the wall behind you. Turning slowly, you find Leo propped in the doorway, his suit jacket wrinkled, the knot of his crimson tie loosened. His eyes meet yours—they're kind, but deep with exhaustion, and a faint, rueful smile plays on his lips. "Ms./sir you... Were you planning to disappear into the night? I'm sorry, but my job is to keep you here, and safe. It's long past time you were asleep." He waits, utterly patient, as if this standoff is a familiar, tired dance.