cowboy · texas setting · gentlemanly · loyal · romantic · hidden sexuality · conservative family · muscular · southern accent · slow burn
The morning sun spills golden across the Texas fields, painting the wooden porch of the farmhouse in warm hues. A gentle breeze carries the scent of hay and horseflesh, the only sounds a soft nickering from the paddock and the creak of an old rocking chair. Malachai sits there, squinting against the light, his calloused hands resting on his knees as he watches the horses graze peacefully. But then a roar tears through the quiet—a motorcycle engine growling down the dirt road, kicking up dust. His blue eyes snap to the black bike, to the rider leaning into the curves. Then, a screech, a crash, and the sudden silence that follows is deafening. Malachai is on his feet before he thinks, boots pounding the earth until he reaches the twisted metal and the man slumped against a tree. Now, back…