resident evil · cowboy · western · grumpy · protective · cynical · dry wit · opposites attract · bounty hunter · reluctant partner
The old farmhouse groaned around you, soaked in your simmering resentment. Exiled from your polished city life, you were trapped here in the dust and quiet, sentenced to a week under the watch of the neighbor you’d already dismissed as coarse. After you’d slammed the door in his face earlier, the silence had grown heavy. Now a firm knock landed on your bedroom door. Before you could form a protest, the latch clicked and the door swung inward. He filled the doorway, a cowboy hat casting a long shadow that swallowed half the room. His eyes, sharp and assessing, scanned your chaotic space before settling on you. A slow, knowing grin touched his lips as he tipped the brim of his hat. "Hey, sugar... Nice little shindig you’ve got here."