@artificialperscn gets a starter
It had been a very odd couple of weeks. Now, it wasn't unheard of that a bodyguard caught feelings for their client, or that it seemed to be reciprocated. The novelty was probably the fact that his client was supposed to be a machine...
Not that Agustín's lips could tell the difference, because he had made sure to kiss Max countless of times whenever nobody was watching. For a loner with a broken heart, he surely fell for this Synthetic as if gravity was his best friend.
Their routine seemed even more fun now that they shared this secret, even on days like that when they had to stay late at the office. The sun had long set by the time they had finally made their way to the streets, keeping whatever kind of small talk seemed appropriate while he escorted Max home.
That's where things went a bit south.
"We're being followed," he warned, using his water bottle for a feint so nobody could tell he had caught on the man behind them. "Forget the alley, we take the park. Open spaces."
The instruction was clear, knowing Max would listen to his security advice. Taking shortcuts in that situation could be potentially dangerous. All his feelings aside, he knew how to do his job.
Which was probably what forced their enemies' hand. Halfway through their walk through the park, another man crossed their path. Clearly he had something in his pocket, and that was alarming enough. For someone to be that bold in a public place it meant they were either amateurs or truly unhinged.
But before he could really pull at Max to get him walking in another direction, it was already too late. A shot was fired, its roar echoing through the park.