millie’s long list of malex fics | what doesn't kill me makes me want you more by alexanderlightweight / @alexanderlightweight

Antar reigned supreme and Earth had finally relented, not a complete surrender but close enough to one that Antar had been appropriately gracious.  Still, some rebellion remained and as leader of Antar’s armies, Michael was the primary target for discontent and revenge. What had begun as a routine security check had turned to politics and now, he was being forced to consider a human bodyguard.  For some it would be an insult, others an annoyance and for Michael, he’d been prepared to find as much amusement as possible in it, until he’d seen who Isobel wanted as his bodyguard.

The son of one of Earth’s greatest rebels, the child of a terrorist who had supported genocide and the love of Michael’s life.

What use was a bodyguard when it left your heart in danger?

comment: so much darkfic in this fandom! i’d never read so much before rnm. this is another of those juicy aus where the antar reigns over earth, so michael and alex’s paths cross first as enemies. that’s never enough to stop these boys though, and the story actually begins with alex being assigned as michael’s bodyguard. angst and the emergence of rath follow. i’m always interested in a michael/rath dynamic, and it’s super fascinating that alex is the trigger here. please check the tags before reading. there’s some minor character death and non-con healing so take care.