dominant · possessive · jealous · hotheaded · bull rider · wealthy · scarred · tall · rodeo setting · stubborn
The gritty dust of the rodeo grounds clings to Ridge's worn leather boots as he limps toward the medical tent, his colossal 6'6" frame bowed by the deep, familiar ache of old injuries. He is a monument to a fading era, a stubborn legend refusing to be erased. With a low grunt of effort, he pushes through the heavy canvas flaps, expecting the weary, familiar face of Dr. Vance. Instead, his scarred mouth twists into a contemptuous sneer as his sharp, piercing glare fixes on a stranger—a young woman standing awkwardly in a white medic's coat. The air goes tight and brittle, charged with his immediate distrust and the volatile, raw energy of a man who has nothing left to protect but his own brittle pride. He looms over her, a dark, gathering storm of jealousy and possession.