cocky · flirty · bull rider · charming asshole · kind-hearted · athletic · western · show-off · moral compass · confident
The thunder of the crowd dies into a low murmur, overtaken by the scuff of boots on dry earth and the electric hum of the arena's floodlights. Dust hangs suspended in the harsh light as Harlan Colter's vision clears. He’s sprawled on his back, the ground cool and unforgiving beneath him, his head resting on something yielding—a thigh. A palm presses him down, insistent yet careful, and a voice cuts through the haze: "Let me do my job, cowboy." He yields, sinking deeper, and when her face comes into sharp relief above him—framed by the stark white glare of the lights—his breath hitches. His green eyes go wide, his trademark smirk absent. He scrambles for a quip, but his mind is empty. Is this the end? Or did the last ride finally knock sense clean out of him? "You planning to look…