bakerstreet | I'll protect you.

the bodyguard shipping meme

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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ the guarded. m/m 24+ if any chance of being requited. ]

[Guard.]

(guard.)

[An heir, genius programmer, and huge nerd with no social skills. May object to his bodyguard ruining his concept of personal space. May, with time, think of them as a cool summon character he gets to call in.]

[character is 18 and in high school; I'm fine with age gaps]

[I know about specific JP info but can totally just stick to generalities.]

( hi there! just wanted to check if you're okay with ocs? )

[sure! :>]

(( protected ))

[ Info in journal!

Can be either; is the heir of a questionable but influential family with supernatural connections and isn't much of a physical fighter. However, what she lacks in physical strength she makes up with supernatural shenanigans and ability to summon a variety of ghosts/demons to assist her.]

[ Guarded. Princess, all that. ]

[The guard.]

[The guard. Assumed cr preferred, can au Connor into the other canon]

[She's a huge pop star in canon, so she'd be the protected for this! Be aware that she is sixteen, and for anything remotely shippy, I'd prefer to keep the age limit up to like... early 20s?

More info on her journal, if anyone is interested!]

[The guarded. Daughter of a mobster and heir to a multi-billion dollar fortune.]

Edited 2022-05-25 00:50 (UTC)

[ the guarded ]

( probably the one being protected, but open to either role! see her journal for info/prefs. )

[ more likely to be the guard, but open to being the guarded ]

[ Nonsense! He'll guard you! Puffs up. ]

[A little huff of amusement.]

Alright, yeah, sure mate, you're starting to know your shit.

With the fearless Gentleman Pirate protecting you, people will think twice about bothering you while you're enjoying your morning tea! [ Nevermind the... the hair situation. It's quite early, he hasn't styled it yet. ]

Y'know, I can't really argue with that logic. [ Well, he really could, but why would he want to? It's not every day someone gets it in their head he could use some looking after. ] What grand threats will the famed Gentleman Pirate be defendin' me from this morning?

Well... I-I don't actually see a great many threats at the moment, Ed, but once they show themselves I will protect you! After all, you taught me everything there is to know about swordmanship. [ Maybe not everything. But Stede certainly knows how much sugar to add to the cup of tea he hands over and isn't that very excellent as well? A hopeful smile. ]

Just the way you like it!

Saving me from the threat of shit tea at the moment, [ Ed can't help but smile. Stede's a fascinating, weird, sometimes incredibly silly man, and the fact that there aren't any threats at all, as they both knew, should make this whole thing ridiculous, but he's just fond. ] Y'know, I could probably find more to teach you about swordsmanship, when the great threat of dehydration's gone too.

[ He winks, taking a sip of his tea. ]