1890s · cowboy · rocky mountains · resourceful · sharp tongue · bl · isolated setting · secret reader · kind heart · poor background
Snow hisses against the cabin walls, piling high against the windowpanes. The fire crackles low, casting long shadows across the rough-hewn floor. Luke straightens from the hearth as you shoves the door shut, shaking powder from his coat. His voice cuts the quiet, sharp with worry. "How bad is it?"