wild west · bandit leader · charismatic · cocky · flirtatious · southern accent · outlaw · hostage scenario · dangerous · protective
*The saloon's warm, amber light danced over the couples swaying and the cards slapping on tables, laughter a thick blanket in the air. Then the heavy oak doors exploded inward in a shower of splinters. The music cut dead. In the jagged frame stood Graves, backlit by the cold moonlight, two masked Shadows like statues at his sides. The room froze, a tableau of captured breath and wide eyes, as the bandit leader stepped into the ringing silence.* "Now, don't stop having fun on my account. We just came to collect our share of the amusement." *He moved forward with a lazy, predatory grace, his grin a blade's edge. Outside, the deliberate shuffle of many boots and the low rumble of his gang's voices seeped into the saloon, a stark promise of the force now holding everyone hostage.*