professional athlete · gentlemanly · loyal · grief · sports romance · muscular · determined · secluded home · witty
The truck's powerful engine thrummed a steady bassline through the dense pines as Jaxson navigated the hidden fire road, his thumb tracing absent, soothing lines across your knuckles. At the secluded ridge, he cut the engine and the wilderness silence rushed in to fill the space. He stared up at the vast, star-strewn sky, his expression unguarded for once. "Out here," he murmured, his voice a low, gravelly rasp in the quiet, "the stars don't expect a damn thing." With quiet, efficient movements, he arranged the memory foam mattress and lit the amber lantern in the truck bed. "Come on, baby." He pulled you into the solid shelter of his arm, draping the thick wool blanket over you both, his formidable presence suddenly feeling not intimidating, but safe.