Best Short Bodyguard Romance Fanfics
Bodyguard Romance novellas — 10k to 50k words, polished and contained. Curated from AO3, ranked by kudos.
Top 12 Short Bodyguard Romance Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Each fic is tagged with bodyguard romance and falls in the 10,000–50,000 words range.
Bite Down Hard
by orphan_account
For a moment, Derek can’t breathe.Because moles aren’t the only thing marring the pale skin of Stiles’ neck. Oh no, that’s –– that’s a bond bite. A bond bite which Stiles definitely did not have yesterday, and which appears to have roughly the same dimensions as Derek’s own mouth.Shit.(Or: In which
incendiary
by andypantsx3
When you accidentally go viral in defense of quirkless people, an extremist group puts a target on your back. Pro hero Dynamight is the last person you want watching it.
Just Trust Me
by ScarlettSiren
Seonghwa was previously a member of the Presidential Security Service and a former Black Beret. Now he’s working as a bodyguard in the private sector. It doesn’t carry the same kind of prestige as guarding the nation’s highest-ranking officials, but it’s all he feels he’s worthy of anymore.The first
The Hitman Bodyguard
by dracusfyre
From an ImagineTonyandBucky prompt: Imagine Bucky got away earlier from Hydra and from lack of anything to do, took up with a bodyguard company. Pepper and the board of directors decide that Tony needs a bodyguard when the Mandarin sends a threat. After that job, Bucky keeps insinuating that there
Closer Than We’ve Ever Been
by thisneedsmorefilth
Jungkook has been Jimin’s sworn protector for years, keeping him safe as a rare male omega in the King’s court. When Jimin catches the eye of an alpha the King doesn’t want to have any power, he becomes determined to marry Jimin off quickly to get him out of sight. But Jimin only has eyes for the on
The Muffliato Rule
by orolin
“One night,” she echoed. “At yours.” He gave a small shrug. “Why not?” She considered this, a hundred reasons flickering through her head which mostly ended with the same outcome—because she was Hermione Granger and he was Draco Malfoy.*******As if being assigned as Hermione’s Auror protection offic
your guard's always up, learn to let it down
by jingerhead
The job had seemed simple enough: available at all times to escort Andrew Minyard wherever he needed to go, keep the paparazzi away, and to not let anyone touch him. Neil was good at his job, but anyone would start to crumble under the pressure of sleeping with their boss, especially when said boss
Right Here When You Need Me
by thisneedsmorefilth
Camboy omega Jimin despises alphas and plans to never mate one. His job, though, makes him vulnerable to alphas who can’t take a hint. Reluctantly he agrees to hire an alpha bodyguard to protect him from a stalker who keeps sending threatening messages. Jimin hates alphas. All of them. Well. Maybe h
Extra Insurance
by ghostlygoose
When Grian was informed that he would be given a bodyguard for his journey to the Rift he was… well let’s just say displeased would be putting it mildly.Unsurprisingly, nobody in his family would listen to his very reasonable objections.“Grian, mate,” Mumbo had said exasperatedly in response to his
Hurt Me, Love Me
by maraudersaffair
Draco, pregnant and on the run from his criminal ex-boyfriend, takes shelter under Auror Harry Potter’s protection. Sparks fly between the two, but Harry discovers that Draco is used to receiving love and affection with very specific conditions. All Harry knows for sure is that he will stop at nothi
In The Shadows
by Suulaa
Liam couldn't believe what his life had turned into. From having a boyfriend he thought loved him and cared for him, to having a bodyguard because he was no longer safe, his life was no longer secure. Theo Raeken thought he would just have yet another bratty celebrity client, but everything changes
Noted and Irrelevant
by ernil_vegeta
Son Goku is one of the most influential men in the world. He's also the target of multiple assassination attempts and apparently has no self-preservation instincts whatsoever. Vegeta's job is simple: keep him alive. Unfortunately, his new client keeps bringing coffee to hostile surveillance teams, l
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About Bodyguard Romance
One character is paid — or sworn — to protect the other, and the professional distance that job requires erodes with every shared hotel room and intercepted threat. The forbidden element is built in: falling for your principal is the one thing a bodyguard must never do.
The dynamic fuses duty, proximity, and life-or-death stakes; readers wait for the moment protection stops being a job and the protector takes a hit they were never contractually obligated to take.
Common scenarios: A pop star and the stoic new security chief who pretends not to memorize their coffee order, or a royal heir scheming to crack their bodyguard's professionalism out of sheer boredom and then regretting the success.
About This List
This list of 12short Bodyguard Romance fanfics spans 289,571 total words. Kudos range from 67 on the newest entries to 10,269 on the most established. Nearly all (92%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Explicit (8 of 12 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe - Bodyguard · Bodyguard · Sexual Tension · Bodyguard Romance · Omega Verse.
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