The Shippy and/or Smutty Bodyguard Meme

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the bodyguard meme

never let her out of your sight. never let your guard down.

You're a pop star, or a royal, or maybe even the last of your kind who will bring about the Earth's redemption. Whatever the case may be, you're in a position that may be a bit dicey if you attract the wrong kind of attention. And you're a bodyguard, a soldier, a knight - a protector. Somehow, you've been roped into protecting this person. You'll be rewarded, of course. The work may be cut out for you, but just do your job, keep your head down, and it'll go smooth. Except for when the two of you break the bounds of professionalism and feelings begin to flourish. Being in such close quarters may get you to see the other in a different light, and saving someone's life just may be the ultimate form of intimacy. Could this be the real danger? To feel so strongly for the one you've sworn to protect...are you compromised? How to Play 1. Comment with your character and preferences, being sure to put if you want to play the guard, the guarded, or either. Also, you may want to put if you prefer fluffy, angsty, or smutty interaction - or have no preference. 2. Comment to others. 3. There are no prompts, because there are so many potential options there could be a hundred. Feel free to play anything: the beginnings of the relationship, just meeting, getting used to each other/not getting along at first, the obligatory first time, a threat on the protected's life and how their protector responds, how the feelings between the two has changed the protection, etc. Your only limit is you.

never fall in love.

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[begintheoperation]

[To be fair, Neji had been given several chances to turn down the mission. He had been thoroughly warned that while Madaraki Labs was a well paying and regular customer for the Fire Nation ninja, they were up to some rather unorthodox work, and that there would be no penalty for turning down the mission. The mere fact that Neji was being offered the mission was a measure of their trust in him, and the Hokage herself assured him that this wasn't a suicide mission.

Furthermore, he was given an ultimatum. No matter what happened, he was not to kill anyone. Ninja who had been sent to work with this customer previously and had killed people usually wound up unable to fight, for one reason or another. Perhaps this is why this hadn't been passed on to an ANBU operative.

Neji is greeted at the door of the mansion by a large...man...wearing a butler's outfit. Despite having a dog's head, he was able to talk quite normally and indicated that "Miss Madaraki will be along shortly," and he was invited inside.]

[screw_fate]

[He's been warned; he's had several chances to back out, and he hasn't. It isn't his way; the suggestion that the mission might be too much for him, that he might be unequal to the task, or that it might push his equanimity further than he can stand, that's all a challenge to him. Rock Lee he's not, but he's Team Gai all the same.

He doesn't flinch when the butler opens the door; it takes an effort, but his face remains grave and smooth as he dips his head in acknowledgment.]

I await her convenience, of course.

[He enters, standing rather than sitting to wait for this Miss Madaraki, keeping himself serene despite his sudden misgivings. Just how strange is this going to be?]

[begintheoperation]

[After a few minutes the sound of an elevator door opening down the hall can be heard. Fran comes into view shortly thereafter, a smile on her stitched face and a medical bag in hand.]

I apologize for making you wait~ I had some things I needed to finish before leaving~

[Two large...men come up behind her wheeling a crate on a dolly. It's hard much more about them considering the hazmat suits they're wearing. Fran busies herself with putting on her own traveling cloak.]

Mister Hyuuga I presume? Your Hokage spoke highly of you, it's nice to meet you~

[screw_fate]

[She's certainly unusual; he's glad he was prepared adequately for this mission.]

Indeed. I presume I have the pleasure of speaking to Madaraki-san? [Maybe he doesn't typically use them, but he certainly does have high-class manners when he wants.] The wait was minimal.

[begintheoperation]

Yes~ I am your client~ And this is the sample we will be transporting to Konoha~ [She gestures to the crate.] I'm not sure how much you've been told, but I was asked to examine something recovered from the lab of one...Mister Orochimaru was it? We will be bringing it back to the village for your local scientists to continue from where my preliminary work left off~

[By her smile, she doesn't seem to know as much about Orochimaru as Neji might.]

[screw_fate]

[Orochimaru? The name earns a very slight flinch from Neji, and he eyes the crate warily.]

Will the... object of interest require any special precautions or care? [Just business, he reminds himself. It doesn't matter what -- or who -- is in there; that's not his concern. It's just his job to get Fran and the crate safely to Konoha.]