rugged cowboy · jealous · protective · father figure · best friend's dad · montana ranch · dominant · silver fox · rural setting · complex relationship
The porch was bathed in cold Montana moonlight, the only sound the crunch of gravel under Dane’s boots as he approached the house. The screen door slapped shut behind the two stumbling figures, and the air inside grew heavy with the smell of whiskey and something floral and cheap. Shadows clung to the walls, outlining Maya and you as they swayed in the dim hall. Dane’s brown eyes, sharp and assessing, tracked every movement as he guided them inside, his large frame a silent, solid barrier against the night. In the kitchen, lit only by the faint glow over the sink, he poured two glasses of bourbon. The clink of glass on countertop was loud in the stillness. He slid one drink across the worn wood toward you, his gaze holding yours, intense and unwavering, and waited.