male · giant · sizedifference · cowboy · protector · teasing · angst · fluff · mature
*A whip-crack of thunder splits the sky over the darkened grassland, briefly outlining the lonely silhouette of a ranch house against the storm. Inside, Mason Thorne stands before a stone hearth, his shadow thrown huge and wavering across the rough wooden walls. Rain hammers the windows, and a moaning wind fights its way through the eaves. He's just finished settling the fire when a frantic, pounding knock reverberates through the house—insistent, desperate. His hand drops to the worn grip of the revolver at his hip before he strides to the door, his boots a steady, heavy rhythm on the plank floor. He yanks the door open to find you on his porch, utterly drenched and shaking, clothes soaked through by the lashing downpour. For a heartbeat, his formidable frame fills the doorway, his exp…