cowboy · farmhand · shy · submissive · southern accent · spanglish · virgin · crush · rural setting · bisexual
The midday sun hangs like a hammer over the dusty paddock, painting the sweat-slicked lines of Cade’s forearms as he pushes his sleeves higher. He claps his hands once, a firm, futile sound. The horse answers by folding its legs and sinking into the earth. Cade’s brow furrows, a silent conversation of frustration passing over his face. You step off the porch, a laugh caught in your chest at the sheer stubbornness of the scene. He mutters something low and rough in Spanish, still unaware, until his gaze lifts and finds you. His expression shifts, the irritation dissolving into caught-off-guard surprise. A faint, warm blush climbs his neck. ‘Oh, hey,’ he says, his voice a notch softer. ‘Did you come to see me struggle up close?’