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.

Comments

[oneirism]

... I don't mind, I don't really spend money much anyway...

[She turns to face him fully, and she can't help but feel faintly amused at how he's focusing on the steam. She just watches him for a moment, her head tilted slightly, before she speaks up.]

... Have you never been anywhere this cold before?

[Going to bed o/]

[survivorsedge]

Still, it'd be better if I could treat you too, and let you retain your savings.
[He is very chivalrous]
Ah--Yes! I have been somewhere cold! But I did not focus on it for very long. Constantly fighting and running, then teleported right out. It wasn't until I've arrived here that life...has been so slow that I could notice everything around me so keenly.

[And then I ended up falling asleep too oops]

[oneirism]

... If you're certain, but I really don't mind...

[She hums thoughtful, slowly starting to nod in understanding. When they aren't working, things can be very slow around here.]

That makes sense... If it's too cold, I could get a scarf for you...

[survivorsedge]

[He tilts his head at the offer. '...scarf?']

[oneirism]

[She blinks at him for a moment, and then her eyes drift away as she thinks of how to explain this.]

It's... A strip of fabric you use to keep yourself warm. It usually goes around your neck...

[survivorsedge]

[His war ridden self thinks having something around the neck is a horrible idea. But in this world...there seems to be no such thing as immediate danger. Naively of course.]

Oh.

[He clears his throat a little. Feeling like a fish out of water is never fun.]
That'd be appreciated. Than you, Lapis.

[oneirism]

[Luckily Lapis doesn't say anything more about his lack of knowledge about scarves, and instead goes to lead him into a small stare that's selling them.]

... Is there any in particular you want? [Said with a a wave of her hand to the small collection of them.]

[survivorsedge]

[He moves right over to purple... but then he turns his head toward the baby pink scarf. He pauses for awhile, before carefully unraveling the pink scarf. This one will be special in more ways than one.]

[oneirism]

[She watches as he picks one, before nodding to herself and going over to pay for it, heading back to him when she's done so.]

... You just need to wrap it around your neck, and it should help to keep you warm...

[survivorsedge]

[He is very intuitive when he handles the scarf he was given. He wraps it in a way that it's doubled for secure warmth, and that the rest of the length goes down his chest under his coat. With the double wrap, he can pull it up to his nose, which he does to show 'hey I got this' but he keeps it down for now.

He's like a little kid with his new scarf he's really enjoying.]

[oneirism]

[There's a faint smile from the young woman as she watches him, nodding again before she leads the way out of the shop. Now she's starting to think she probably should have bought one for herself, but she can withstand the cold a bit more.]

... Does it help?

May not be on till thur or laer o/

[survivorsedge]

Yes, thank you. You're not getting one yourself?

Okay, see ya later! \o

[oneirism]

... No, I've gotten used to the cold since I moved here... [Though she still huddles into her coat, watching how her breath steams up in the cold air for a moment.] ... Though it was always warmer than this, where I'm from...

Aha...nevermind, problems resolved

[survivorsedge]

How long has it been since both you moved here and lived here?

Yay, that's good!

[oneirism]

It's been... five years since I moved to this country. Though I've only been living in this city for just over a year... Laguna and I tend to travel a lot...

[She comes to a stop, though, having stopped something out of the corner of her eye. She does tend to see spirits wander all around the place but seeing them in the city is rare. And not always a good sign.]

[survivorsedge]

How come you travel--[When she halts, so does he, and he grows serious. A bend in his knees ready to get in front of her if need be. Time from time he waits for her call, though. Now was one of them.]

[oneirism]

[She keeps her eyes firmly on the spirit, her expression unchanging until it moves out of view further ahead of them. Once it does so, her posture relaxes, but only slightly, and she starts to walk faster than before.]

... It's heading in the same direction as us... We should hurry to the park, just in case.

[survivorsedge]

Alright.

[He strides after her, needing her for direction. He cracks his knuckles, feeling some adrenaline flow through his veins.]

[oneirism]

[The fact that the streets are steadily getting emptier as they get closer to the park makes it clear that something is wrong. She comes to a stop at the park entrance, frowning at how it's far colder than before, and how there's a thick fog now.]

... Sorry, I didn't think anything like this would happen in the city...

[survivorsedge]

What're you saying sorry for? I live for this, Lapis.

[He rolls his shoulders, reading his body for whatever happens.]

[oneirism]

... I still feel bad. Spirits can be really dangerous sometimes...

[She steps further into the garden, glancing around warily. And she frowns even more when she can hear groaning, but not see anything yet.]

... Especially when it's a powerful one like this. I think someone must have deliberately summoned it here.

[survivorsedge]

I've dealt with much worse, Lapis. If it's summoned, we'll snuff it out and whoever summoned it. Okay?

[oneirism]

... Okay, I trust you...

[It's easy enough to follow the sounds of the groaning. Though she wasn't exactly expecting to find a group of three teenagers laying around, who were the source of the noise.]

... Wha- [And she certainly wasn't expecting them to suddenly stand up and leap towards her and Noel, their hands curled like claws.]

[survivorsedge]

[He sprints forward. Not wielding heavy weaponry is still foreign to him, but he is very much adaptable. A role in his world, Sentinel, allows him to make shields with all kinds of attributes. Elemental, medical, and even old fashioned 'steel' wall. He still doesn't know much about possessions or the elements of the world, so he grabs one teen by the arm and tosses them to the side.

He allows another to bump into his chest before bumping them off of hin. The last, clung to his arm, peeling his skin off as he shielded Lapis from the assault. ]

[oneirism]

[Her eyes widen when he moves in front of her and protects her, but it's only a split second of hesitation before she calls her own spirits to go and push the teenager off of Noel, pinning them to the ground.

She only kept two spirits actively summoned, so the other pins down the teenager that had bumped off of Noel. Lapis keeps her eyes on the last one, narrowing her eyes at how the other two didn't even react to being pinned down, as they still kept groaning and trying to get up.]

... Are you alright, Noel?