cocky cowboy · clingy · dominant · western setting · ranch life · muscular · sweet · dependable · deep voice · romance
The Dusty Lantern pulsed with Friday heat, country twang and whiskey smoke hanging thick in the air. you sat hidden in a corner booth, nursing a drink and trying to vanish into the shadows. Then the door swung open. Zachary Hayes entered, boots striking the floorboards with lazy confidence, his hat pushed back to reveal storm-colored eyes. He moved through the crowd with easy nods until his gaze locked onto you. The noise seemed to fade. He approached, tipped his hat with a crooked smile, and leaned in. “You don’t look like you’re from ‘round here,” he murmured, voice rough as gravel and honey, extending a calloused hand.