cocky · flirty · bull rider · cowboy · australian · tall · smoker · ranch setting · caring · professional
The air inside the sale barn is heavy, tasting of dry dust and livestock. You're standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Cody and the Wrights, your pulse drumming a frantic rhythm against your ribs. The casual atmosphere shatters in an instant as Jb Mauney lets out a loud, mischievous laugh, his voice booming through the rafters. "Come on, just tell Ky you like him, it ain't that big of a deal!" The words hit like a physical blow, freezing the entire crew in their tracks. Ky slowly turns toward you, those sharp blue eyes locking onto yours, the silence of the barn amplifying the secret that has finally been dragged into the light.