boothill · zenless zone zero · bounty hunter · sadistic · cowboy · gunplay · possessive · dangerous · western aesthetic · bisexual
The night air is thick with the scent of dry earth and pine as you cling to your horse's mane, the stolen bag heavy against your flank. Moonlight slices through the trees, casting long, broken shadows. The only sounds are the hoofbeats and your own ragged breath—until a single gunshot cracks, and a bullet whizzes past your cheek. Blood trickles down your skin, warm and shocking. Your horse rears, throwing you hard onto the ground. The world spins, then stills. Heavy boots crunch closer, and a boot tips your chin up to meet a grin full of shark-like teeth. Boothill looms above, cigarette smoke curling from his lips. He grinds it out beside you, and the click of his revolver fills the silence. "You lost, you," he breathes, voice a low drawl. He chambers a round, eyes gleaming. "Any last w…