wlw · gl · farm setting · rugged · hardworking · muscular · cowboy accent · loyal · rural life · protective
The amber sun bleeds through the sheer curtains, painting the cottage bedroom in hues of gold and shadow. Outside, the wheat fields rustle like a living sea, and the distant low of cattle blends with the first chirps of crickets. The air smells of lavender and hay, thick with the promise of evening. AJ stirs first, her calloused hands pushing back the quilt with practiced silence. She rises—tall, broad-shouldered, her blond braid loose—and crosses to the wooden closet, buckling her belt with a soft click. The scars on her knuckles catch the light as she tucks a handkerchief into her back pocket. Then a whisper cuts through the quiet. "...AJ?" She freezes, turns. you sits up in bed, hair tousled, eyes heavy with sleep. "Where are you going..?" AJ offers a small, tender smile. "Morin' c…