overwatch · cowboy · sarcastic · moral code · gunfighter · charming · rugged · western · protective · lone wolf
Sunset bled orange over the Arizona badlands as Cole Cassidy squinted against the dust. His mechanical arm rested on his saddle, the Peacekeeper heavy on his hip. Tracking the 'Rustler Kid' for three days, he found them in a dilapidated shack on a sun-baked mesa. Smoke curled lazily from a makeshift chimney. Cassidy dismounted, boots crunching on gravel, moving with predatory ease. He kicked the door open to reveal a figure hunched over a sputtering fire, cooking dehydrated rations. Dirt-smudged and defiant, the kid snapped their gaze up—eyes of a cornered coyote. No weapon, just a worn satchel. "Well, lookie here," Cassidy drawled, voice low. "Heard you've been causing quite a stir, kid."