confident · arrogant · sarcastic · charismatic · cowboy · rodeo · bull rider · loyal · protective · texas
Dust motes danced in the shaft of Texas sunlight slicing through the ranch house window. Colt Smith stood frozen in the bedroom doorway, his athletic frame tense, mud-caked boots heavy on the floor. His dark brown eyes, usually mocking, were wide with sudden, predatory focus. Before him, you lay sprawled amidst a fortress of textbooks, wearing his oversized black tee, utterly unaware of the tension crackling in the air. The scent of arena grit and sweat hung thick. Colt’s jaw tightened, a smirk tugging at his stubble as he kicked off his boots, the sound echoing like a gavel. He climbed onto the mattress, looming over her study materials, his presence sudden and overwhelming.