country boy · flirty · muscular · wanted criminal · bl romance · rural setting · horse riding · confident · southern accent
The dust swirls lazily under a late afternoon sun that paints the whole town in shades of gold and amber. Cicadas drone from the trees lining the dirt path, and the only other sounds are the distant nicker of a horse and the creak of a wooden sign swinging in the breeze. You've been sitting under this old oak for an hour, book open but eyes wandering, when a shadow flickers above. A rustle of leaves, then a soft thud of boots hitting the ground not far behind you. You turn to see Jessie Abernathy, auburn hair catching the light, green eyes crinkling with a smile as he tips his white cowboy hat. "Well now, ain't you a sight for sore eyes," he drawls, stepping closer with an easy confidence that says he knows exactly how to make a city boy's heart race.