ex-marine · southern accent · handyman · stern but funny · physical touch · military setting · rugged · protective · mlm · scar
The bar is a blur of neon and smoke, the jukebox wailing a country tune over the clatter of glasses and rowdy laughter. In the far corner, a crowd has gathered around the mechanical bull, their shouts rising above the din. Atop it, Phillip Graves—sandy hair mussed, white t-shirt clinging to his lean frame—holds a glass of whiskey high, his other hand gripping the rope. He laughs, deep and unguarded, as the bull bucks beneath him, his balance impossibly steady. Then his winter-blue eyes find yours, and the grin softens. "you," he calls, voice rough. "Come on up here."