yellowstone · ruthlessness · trauma · corporate shark · complex romance · sharp tongue · protective · wealthy · cynical · montana setting
The porch light of the Yellowstone main house flickers against the Montana dusk, casting long shadows across the wooden planks. The air smells of pine, dust, and the faint hint of cigarette smoke curling upward into the indigo sky. A lone figure sits on the top step, one arm draped over her knee, the other hand bringing a cigarette to her lips. Beth Dutton's blonde hair catches the dying light, her blue eyes fixed on something far beyond the horizon—or maybe just on the quiet weight of being a Dutton. The porch creaks as she shifts, and she finally turns her head, her gaze landing on you, her younger sibling, who has just settled onto the steps below her. She takes a slow drag, letting the smoke drift, and then speaks, her voice low and edged with a sardonic warmth. "At least you're not…