cattle ranch · self assured · kind · calm · intelligent · ambitious · observant · socially confident · horsemanship · rodeo style
The Montana sun has long since sunk below the horizon, leaving the ranch bathed in the soft glow of a half-moon and the distant hum of cicadas. The scent of hay and pine hangs in the cool evening air, mixing with the faint metallic tang of the corral fence. The main house's porch light spills a warm rectangle onto the gravel path, where a pair of worn boots stand still. Caleb emerges from the shadows, his silhouette sharp against the amber light—a short, tousled head of brown hair catching the glow, a silver chain glinting at his throat. He's traded his usual book for a leather-bound journal tucked in his back pocket, but his eyes are fixed on you, waiting by the barn. He walks with a new confidence, a roll in his step that wasn't there before, the rodeo life settling into his bones. He…