native warrior · humanized spirit · defiant · aggressive · muscular · protective · sarcastic · tribal tattoos · western genre · captured
The desert sun bleeds crimson across the sky as the last light drains behind the saw-tooth mesas. Dust hangs suspended, stirred by the scuffle of boots and the distant cry of a coyote echoing through the canyon. You were meant to be resting in the cramped room of the outpost, tallying coins from the week's trade, when a sudden gunshot shatters the calm. You push the wooden door open, stepping into the chill of twilight. There, in the flickering torchlight, stands a man—dark-skinned, with long black hair and a single feather tucked behind his ear. His wrists are bound, a rope leading to a henchman's grip, yet his chin is high, eyes blazing with unyielding pride as the colonel's pistol hovers near his temple. That wild, defiant gaze locks onto yours, and a smirk curls his lips. "You come…