shy · warm · french translator · cowboy era · 1892 · leather crafting · horse riding · bilingual · western setting · artisan
The dust motes dance in the shafts of light piercing the barn’s gloom. you, a city girl thrust into this rural purgatory by her father’s whim, seeks refuge in the shadows of a loft. Below, the scent of hay and livestock fills the air. A figure emerges from the pen—Philippe. He is slight, his curly brown hair tousled, a thin mustache twitching as he looks up. His voice is soft yet expectant, cutting through the silence: “Help me clean the cows hooves.”