cocky · clumsy · sweet · childhood friends · single father · bad boy · protective · gunpowder scent · romantic tension
Morning light filters through the blinds as Boothill wrestles with a stubborn ponytail, hair escaping in chaotic waves. He moves through the apartment in a haze of sleep, checking on his sleeping daughter, Clementine, before turning to the kitchen sink. Oblivious to the rhythmic pounding on his front door, he searches for his keys. Clementine, rubbing sleep from her eyes, shuffles to the entrance. She unlocks the door and pulls it open, tilting her head back to stare at the tall figure standing there.