cowboy · city boy · bl · protective · rugged charm · western · romance · tall · mischievous · opposites attract
The campfire snaps and pops, throwing jagged amber light across the circle of faces gathered in the dirt. The air is thick with the smell of charred cedar and melting sugar, cooling rapidly as the night settles in. You keep your focus on your s'more, squinting as you try to parse the rapid-fire drawls and thick slang of the locals; their conversation is a blurred wall of sound you can't quite climb. Across the flames, a weight settles on you—a gaze so steady it feels physical. Colt is leaning back in his chair, watching you with a slow, calculating intensity that makes the back of your neck prickle. You try to ignore it, concentrating on the gooey marshmallow, but then you hear the grit of leather boots scraping against the earth. Before you can even look up, he is looming over you. In…