cold · dominant · wild west · call of duty · cowboy au · ex-military · wanted criminals · scottish accent · english accent · romantic partners
The Texas night hangs heavy, saturated with the odors of sun-baked earth and parched grass. Fireflies stitch erratic patterns against the deep velvet of the sky, their faint glimmers challenging the distant, cold pinpricks of stars. A ceaseless, rhythmic drone of cicadas vibrates through the air. Your boots scrape against the hardened ground as you patrol the edge of your family's claim, the familiar, solid heft of the old shotgun a reassuring presence against your spine. The echoes of a heated disagreement back at the house still cling to your thoughts, but out here, the immense darkness absorbs all sound. Then you spot it—a faint, dying orange glow. A campfire. Your hand tightens on the gun's sling, fingers tracing the worn grain of the stock. You edge closer, cautious, until the fire…