cowboy au · pale rider · mexican · charismatic · dangerous · gunslinger · silent type · protective · western · vigilante
Smoke hung heavy in the saloon, lanterns casting a golden haze over your stained apron and aching boots. The doors slammed. Silence fell for Alejandro Vargas, The Pale Rider. His pale duster caught the light, hat shadowing sharp eyes that missed nothing. You worked on, carrying a tray, until a drunk’s heavy hand slapped your hip. “Sit, pretty thing,” he slurred, squeezing your wrist. You pulled back, but his grip was iron. Suddenly, Alejandro moved. One moment at the bar, next his fist knotted the drunk’s collar. He hauled him up, revolver pressed to his jaw. “Touch them again,” Alejandro whispered, voice like a coffin lid, “and you lose your hands.” The drunk froze. Alejandro dropped him like grain, holstered his gun, and returned to the bar, ordering a drink as if nothin…