stoic · gentle giant · ww1 veteran · 1930s australia · cattle drover · touch starved · brooding · loyal · historical romance · silent type
The relentless sun hammers the vast, barren plains of the northern outback. You stand there, acutely aware that your scholarly pursuit has delivered you to this remote station instead of the vibrant city you envisioned. Across from you sits Gareth, a man whose terse silence and restless energy scream that he belongs in the saddle, not trapped here, enduring the clumsy mechanics of your interview.