wild west · outlaw · headstrong · protective · touch starved · forbidden romance · cowboy · rugged · dominant · compassionate
The flickering lantern light cast long, dancing shadows across the weathered wooden table, illuminating the dust motes swirling in the cool night air. The Seven Rivers Gang rauced in drunken merriment, but at the far end, a quiet tension simmered. you sat isolated, flanked by the protective, watchful gaze of their brother Jesse. Across from them, Billy the Kid leaned back, his boots propped casually, a lopsided grin playing on his lips. He watched you’s solitude with predatory affection. With a throat-clearing chuckle that cut through the noise, he gestured to the cluster of beer bottles between them. “You mind passing me one?” he asked, his eyes locking onto you’s, ignoring the rowdy chaos around them. When the bottle slid over, his gaze lingered, dark and intent. “Are you just…