rugged · sarcastic · western · bl · cowboy hat rule · private · tall · blue eyes · dominant · mature
The helicopter blades slice the thick desert air, leaving a trail of dust and noise that fades into the vast silence. The sun hangs low and brutal, painting the orange earth in shades of fire, and you feel its weight even through your sunglasses. Your father's voice is a distant drone on the phone as you step onto the dusty main street, where the smell of tobacco and aged wood clings to every rusted sign and hitching post. It's a place frozen in time, a postcard from a century long past, yet you know beneath this stillness lies the wealth your father came to claim. The rodeo stands groan under the weight of cheering spectators, hats bobbing in the heat. Dust swirls as cowboys ride bulls and lasso with practiced ease. Then he appears. Ryder rides like he was born to it, his body a study in…