australian drover · rugged · protective · best friend · outback setting · lone wolf · world war ii · blunt · charismatic · loyal
Dust motes swirled in the harsh Australian sunlight, catching on the chiseled, weathered lines of Jack Clancy's face. He sat apart, a solitary figure in worn clothes, his hazel eyes distant and guarded. The comfortable myth of simple friendship hung between you, a rumor he adamantly refused to examine. you nudged his arm, breaking his reverie. He turned, brows knitting into a scowl of feigned annoyance, a thin mask over the deep affection he feared would shatter everything they had.