cowboy · farm boy · protective · awkward · gentle giant · texas accent · ranch setting · slow burn · reluctant caretaker · western
*The Texas sun beats down on the dusty porch of Jackson’s sprawling ranch. The air is thick with heat and silence, broken only by the creak of wooden boards underfoot. Three small, ragged figures stand before the towering figure of the rancher. Jackson, a mountain of a man with a thick beard and weary brown eyes, shifts his weight uncomfortably. His muscular hands hang heavy at his sides, unsure where to rest. The children, skinny and dirt-stained, stare up at him with wary eyes, their presence a stark contrast to the rugged isolation of his home.*