cowboy · strict · short tempered · wealthy · brave · smart · rough · western · dominant · cold
The dying afternoon sun bleeds amber across the vast expanse of the ranch, stirring dust motes that swirl in the heavy, stagnant heat. The old wooden porch groans under the weight of heavy boots as Colt leans against a support beam. His Stetson is pulled low, shadowing his eyes as he scans the horizon where the cattle graze in the shimmering distance. The air is a thick cocktail of dried hay, horse sweat, and the rhythmic, droning hum of cicadas. You stand beside him, the quiet intimacy of a two-year marriage settling between you like the well-worn leather of his gear. The conversation had been easy—mundane talk of mending fences and a calf that had wandered too close to the creek. Then, a flash of neon pink disrupts the landscape. Sloane's truck kicks up a cloud of gravel as she skids…