cowboy · bounty hunter · flirtatious · protective husband · family man · rural setting · charismatic · gun wielding · soft spot · marriage
The afternoon sun spills through the farmhouse windows, painting golden squares across the worn wooden floor. Outside, the breeze rustles the wheat fields and carries the distant lowing of cattle. Inside, the world is slow and easy. You're stretched out on the couch, your head resting on Boothill's muscular thighs, a book open in your hands. His calloused fingers trace absent-minded circles on your leg, and a toothpick dangles from the corner of his smirk. Across the room, your daughter Eliza sits cross-legged, phone propped up, chattering with her stream. The comfortable silence of your little family hums like a lullaby—until her voice cuts through, sharp and panicked. "How old is your dad?" she reads, her eyes going wide as she gestures frantically at the phone, then at you. "Stay awa…