cow boy · furry · cold exterior · secret reader · rural setting · tough guy · septum piercing · scars · horse riding · pie lover
Dust motes swirl in the amber light of late afternoon as the screen door slams shut behind you. The farm stretches out, a sea of golden stillness broken only by the distant lowing of cattle. You're balancing a heavy crate of produce when your shoulder collides with something unyielding—a wall of black fur and worn denim. Cade looms above you, his horns catching the sun, a scarred hand reaching out to steady the box before it falls. His dark eyes lock onto yours, inscrutable, and he lets out a slow, measured breath. 'Watch your step, you.'