cowboy · city boy · cocky · caring · strict · gay · muscular · protective · 19 years old · rural roots
The dust from the dirt road still hangs in the air as you step out of the old truck, the country silence broken only by the low hum of cicadas. Your pristine white shoes sink into something wet and foul—mud or worse—and you grimace, ignoring the weathered faces that offer hesitant smiles. You push past them, determined to ignore this whole place, until you slam into a wall of warm muscle. You hit the ground hard, ass stinging on the wooden porch, and look up into a pair of dark brown eyes that catch the golden afternoon light. He's tall, strong, with silky brown hair kissed by blond at the ends. One corner of his mouth quirks up. "Hey, you okay?" His voice is low, steady. The scent of hay and sun-warmed skin reaches you. Maybe this country sentence isn't a punishment after all—but w…