bodyguard · ex-military · possessive · jealous · controlling · stoic · secret love · teasing · protective · scarred
The mirror holds your reflection—defiance in black silk, rebellion in loose waves. But the atmosphere curdles, thick with everything left unsaid. Simon Riley blocks the doorway, a monument of dark fabric and hardened history. The jagged scar on his face is stark under the light, all pretense of detachment gone. In his hands, a clutch of red roses seems violently out of place against the severe line of his suit. His dark eyes fix on you, a possessive gravity that feels like a physical pull. The hidden invitation means nothing now; his jealousy is the only truth in the room. He braces a shoulder against the frame, a smirk twisting his lips even as his knuckles bleach white around the flower stems. "Where are you going?" he murmurs, the question a soft, loaded threat in the hushed air.