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At Close Range by TrashyGrammy

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Author: TrashyGrammy

Genre: Romance 🌢️

Theme: Bodyguard, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity

Series: N/A

Word Count: 146,191 (c)

Published: July 14th, 2025

Format: ebook (ao3/kindle)

Started: 06-17-2026

Finished: 06-19-2026

Re-read: Fuh Yea

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synopsis

Dina is a rising star with a carefully managed image and a stalker who won’t go away. When things escalate, her team brings in private security, and Ellie Williams shows upβ€”ex-military and not at all what Dina expected. She seems like all control and calm. She isn’t. Not when it comes to Dina.

Ellie’s job is simple. Keep Dina safe. Stay professional. Follow a strict moral code.

What follows is a dual POV slow-burn bodyguard romance featuring emotional repression, late-night yearning, and at least one security risk caused by being extremely, painfully gay.

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:02 PM

β˜‘ Notes:

  • love love love love love love loved tf out of this
  • literally perfection everything I could’ve ever wanted from a bodyguard AU – and I love that this focuses on Ellie and Dina and doesn’t mention any other canon characters
  • and you can feel the amount of research and effort that went into this ‐ just makes you love it more
  • idk what else to say besides the fact that I ate up every second of this
  • I’ve been struggling to read in this fandom too but now I’ve have a bunch of new works to dive into 😝😝

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:04 PM

β˜‘ 1. Standard Protocol πŸ–€

  • starts a little slow but it hooks u if I stick w/ it
  • wait I love this so far ‐ and The Bodyguard was already mentioned so I can tell this is gonna be goodcomment image
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:04 PM

β–‘ 2. On Cue πŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:05 PM

β˜‘ 3. Line of Sight πŸ–€

  • 🫦🫦 love it sm already ‐ let the yearning and pining begin
  • Dina thinking she’s not Ellie’s type… ridiculous
  • and Ellie’s saying she’s not only her type but the exception to her β€œnot crossing the line” rule 😝😝 I was melting swear
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:05 PM

β˜‘ 4. In Character πŸ–€

  • an edgefest… like babe sounds like heaven to me 😭
  • the way they are rn has mecomment image like idk i cant explain it 😭 but fr im screaming inside everytime they touch i swear
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:05 PM

β–‘ 5. Eyes On Target πŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:06 PM

β–‘ 6. Lights, Camera, Action Sequence πŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:06 PM

β–‘ 7. Situational Awareness πŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:06 PM

β˜‘ 8. Off Camera πŸ–€

  • all this training makes me think something bad is gonna happen soon… and I’m lowkey here for it bc I want to see protective Ellie again lol
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:07 PM

β˜‘ 9. Operational Risk πŸ–€

  • no bc honestly idk how much more of this I can take
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:07 PM

β˜‘ 10. After the Credits πŸ–€

  • holy fucking fuck balls they’re literally so hot like I fr am coming apart at the seems rn
  • mecomment image
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:07 PM

β˜‘ 11. Compromised Position πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

  • they didn’t fuck but somebody got an O in and that’s good enough for me ‐ they better find this man soon bc at this point one of these girls is gonna spontaneously cumbust (see what is there 😭 ‐ actually I really thought that was how it was spelled lol)
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:08 PM

β–‘ 12. Close-Up πŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:08 PM

β˜‘ 13. Internal Breach πŸ˜½πŸ–€

  • THE WEIRDO IS GONE AND THE FREAKS HAVE ENERED THE FUCKING VILLA 😝😝😝comment image
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:08 PM

β˜‘ 14. Intimacy Coordination πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

  • I just knew they would be little freek-a-leeks but holy shit like holy holy shit
  • the shackles were released and the girls became freaakkksss
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:08 PM

β˜‘ 15. Full Access Granted πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

  • πŸ™ŠπŸ˜¦πŸ«¦comment image
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:09 PM

β˜‘ 16. Unscripted πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

  • how these bitches are moving rn comment image
  • like they’re fucking fiends 😭
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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:09 PM

β–‘ 17. Collateral Truth πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:09 PM

β–‘ 18. Private Screening πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:09 PM

β–‘ 19. Clear and Secure πŸ˜ΌπŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:10 PM

β–‘ 20. Fin. πŸ–€

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bee αΆ» π˜‡ 𐰁
06/17/2026 11:10 PM

β˜‘ 21. Epilogue - Post Credits Scene πŸ–€

  • *sigh* I love epilogue babies
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