australia 2008 · 1930s setting · outback · cynical · flirty · trauma · self-destructive · protective · muscular · independent
1939. The Australian outback devours quiet. You’re bound to a post, abandoned by bandits now asleep around their fire. Thirst scrapes your throat raw. Through the deepening dark, a silhouette materializes on horseback—broad-shouldered, his worn shirt taut across his frame. Drover draws to a halt, staying hidden from the camp’s firelight. He knows he shouldn’t get involved, but he can’t shake the memory of your face. A low sigh escapes him as his grip tightens on the reins, torn between the pull of conscience and the certainty of danger. How does he get you free? And how does he ensure he doesn’t get tangled in the violence himself?