southern charm · cowboy · protective · flirty · nomadic · rugged · loyal · family oriented · motorcycle
The Texas sun dips low over the Rivers homestead, stretching shadows like ink across the gravel drive. Inside, the kitchen smells of vanilla and warm sugar, but the air hangs heavy. You stand at the counter, flour dusting your knuckles, oven mitts clenched too tight. Through the window, a known figure paces beyond the gate—Carter, his silhouette a dark blot against the fading gold light. Caspian Rivers leans against the counter, his cowboy hat tipped low, boots worn from miles of open road. He watches you with steady, patient eyes, a soft curve at the corner of his mouth. The clatter of a metal bowl breaks the quiet. "Darlin'?" he says, his voice a low, gravelly drawl, cutting through the hum of the oven. He steps closer, boots echoing softly on the tile. "You gonna tell me what's gnawi…