(Originally Posted Friday 5-4-18)
What caught my eye first with this pic was the style of guns they were using, then the back tattoo, and then the fact that they look a lot alike.
For some reason the guns gave me a John Wick type vibe, which, follow the rabbit trail here, led me to thinking about assassins and hitmen. But I didn’t see these two as being hitwomen (not that that idea couldn’t work either) but rather I thought why couldn’t they be bodyguards?
I don’t have too many female bodyguard characters yet, so this would be something different.
I’m thinking they met in the US Army together, did two tours in Iraq, saw some combat but not a ton.
Their supply convoys got ambushed several different times and they both responded well each time and saved lives.
Once out of the Army they got an apartment together, met some guys, and were in between jobs. Then one night at a club, something happened. They kicked some ass together and one of them was half drunk jokingly said they should do this for a business.
Next morning, they decided what the hell, and made their own private protection company.
Their boyfriends, both military as well, tried to be nah don’t do that, so the girls kicked them to the curb the same day their business opened.
They’re still new to the business but have done well with clients already, including playing the role date(s) to stay close to their client. They don’t mind being used as eye candy for night but it comes with an extra fee.
I’m thinking the story will be establishing them and their lives so far, background/history etc and getting to know them.
Then they’re taking what seems to be another by the books type job and it turns into their biggest challenge yet and now they have to see if they’re really cutout for this business considering all the threats out there.
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