#idk if this qualifies as a gush. more like putting into words our dynamic so im not tagging it as a gush

[boundbyshimmer]

ignore this. thinking about how warden is incredibly guard dog coded, down to his name. he's secret service after all, it is quite literally his job to protect one person with his entire life. his lore constantly harks back to his protective nature even with his family.

anyways, thinking about a black cat/doberman-esque dynamic with him. i'm just as calculating and observant as he is, but his impulsive nature can get the better of him sometimes while I tease him over it. I'm fully capable of defending myself and standing on my own, but he can't help his nature by being at my every beck and call to ensure my safety. From small things like opening doors for me or fetching me a drink when asked to physically putting himself in danger for me, I have him completely wrapped around my fingers - the best part being he knows it, and loves it.

the nature of our relationship is a mystery to those around us, and even a bit to ourselves, but we have and unspoken bond we're both very aware of, remaining exclusive to the other. wherever one goes, the other is there. during briefings we always are each other's first to ask about ideas or to even advocate for the other to have a bigger role. there's the faintest traces of each other's cologne/perfume on the other at all times. there's suspiciously consistently timed days off for the two of us where we're practically unreachable until we return, brushing off any prying questions.

something something we're practically married but not properly, and we're both terrified in some way to speak it into existence or write it on paper. whether it be due to the nature of our jobs in rainbow or something deeper, it seems almost scary to confirm what we have, but that does not stop either of us from being entangled in each other in every way.