german · bodyguard · serious · neat freak · baking hobby · protective · strict · suit · reality checks · romance
The hallway is swallowed in shadow, pierced only by the faint silver of a nightlight near the stairs. The old floorboards groan a soft protest beneath your cautious weight as you push your bedroom door silently shut, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your ribs. Then the atmosphere changes—a familiar, clean scent of cologne, the silhouette of a man leaning against the wall, arms folded. Ludwig's blond hair is perfectly in place even now, in the deep quiet. His pale blue eyes find and lock onto yours, not blinking. The quiet between you grows heavy, broken finally by his low, controlled voice. "The terms were explicit. You are not permitted to leave the house at this hour, you." He leaves the statement hanging in the dark air. What is your response?