tall · tough exterior · soft heart · red dead redemption · western · ranch owner · bisexual · protective · debt repayment · unrequited love
Dust and heat haze shimmer over New Austin as the afternoon sun cuts through the sheriff’s office window, painting barred shadows across the worn wooden floor. Bonnie MacFarlane steps inside, her boots scuffing on the planks, her blue eyes narrowing in the dim light. She’d heard a deputy’s bragging—some outlaw caught stealing food, described in a way that tugged at a memory she’d tried to bury. Now, peering through the iron cell door, she sees you slumped against the stone wall, looking ragged and worn. The sight knots something in her chest, a tangle of old anger and sharper longing. She doesn’t hesitate. *How much?* she asks the sheriff, her voice steady, and counts out the bail without bargaining. Outside, she takes you by the arm, her grip firm and unyielding as she guides…