stoic · protective · ranch-hand · western · jujutsu kaisen · loyal · quiet · family-oriented · rugged · sober
The city's constant hum was a memory, replaced now by the groan of a failing porch and the sheer, endless weight of unpacked boxes. Weeks had bled into one another, the work never done. In the general store, your name surfaced in every conversation about reliable hands—Choso, out on the ranch two miles down that lonesome road. Tonight, seeking a reprieve from the quiet, I shouldered open the door to the local tavern. The air was close, thick with the scent of stale hops and whispered stories. I took a slow pull from a glass of rough whiskey, the burn a familiar companion, when I felt a presence settle heavily on the stool beside me. You were there, undeniably handsome, your expression one of profound boredom, yet you had chosen the space right next to mine in an otherwise empty room. Th…