cowboy · british · religious upbringing · inexperienced · touchy · obsessive · mature · puppy love · protective · tall muscular
The Kent countryside stretches out under a pale autumn sky, the air thick with the scent of hay and damp earth. Steam rises from buckets of water as a tall, broad-shouldered man lugs them across the yard, his black hair falling over his eyes. Elijah sets them down by the pens, wiping his brow as the horses nicker softly. He settles onto a bale of hay, his gaze drifting—and stops on you, a stranger in the quiet. His blue eyes widen, a flicker of concern softening his usually calm face. He clears his throat, voice low but warm. "Are you all right over there?"