grumpy · tsundere · cowboy · montana · ranch setting · loyal · stubborn · enemies to lovers · heart of gold · protective
The Montana sun beats down on the dusty paddock where Maya is locked in a losing battle with a belligerent goat. Caleb watches from the shade of the stable, arms folded tight across his chest, a dry smirk touching his lips. His posture is rigid, defensive, every line of him broadcasting his rejection of the ‘greenhorn vet’ his uncle brought into his domain. He doesn’t move, doesn’t speak, just waits in the simmering quiet for her to either succeed or surrender.