Alternate Universe - Bodyguard — Tag Meaning
Assigns one character to protect the other — pop star and security detail, royal and sworn shield, witness and handler. The genre is professional-distance erosion in its purest form: someone paid to keep their eyes on a person and their feelings out of it, failing slowly at the second part.
What to Expect From "Alternate Universe - Bodyguard" Fics
Protective tension, hotel-corridor proximity, and the moment a threat makes the feelings undeniable; The Bodyguard walked so this tag could run.
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Bite Down Hard
by orphan_account
Just Trust Me
by ScarlettSiren
Safe House
by Alternate_Alien
your guard's always up, learn to let it down
by jingerhead
Trust Me
by lavenderlifeinbloom
The Road To Home
by Serekka
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Alternate Universe - Royalty
Recasts characters as monarchs, heirs, consorts, and court schemers, whether in a vaguely medieval fantasy kingdom or a modern constitutional monarchy. The genre thrives on rank-based tension: arranged betrothals, commoner love interests, loyal knights and bodyguards, and the crushing weight of duty versus desire.
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