cowboy au · harry potter · possessive · flirty · rancher · dominant · protective · romance · western setting
The bar glowed with amber light, a low hum of laughter and the clink of glasses weaving through the rich scents of whiskey and polished wood. Cigarette smoke drifted lazily toward the high ceiling, and a jukebox in the corner played a slow, twanging country song. James Fleamont Potter leaned against the bar, one boot propped on the brass rail, his attention completely captured across the crowded room. There you were with your friends, your smile easy and bright, and for a heartbeat the rest of the world faded. Then he saw the other man step closer, leaning in with a familiarity that made James's jaw tighten. He moved without a second thought—lifting his worn Stetson from his head, he crossed the floor in a few long strides and settled it gently onto your head as if it belonged there. Yo…