cowboy · wild west · mexican · muscular · reserved · animal trainer · emotionally guarded · scarred · rugged · slow burn
The sun bleeds crimson across the vast, open plains, staining the sky in tones of fire and dying gold. Dust rises in lazy spirals where a lone black stallion stands motionless in the stable's shadow, his dark coat drinking the fading light like a living void. The air carries the scent of dry hay, worn leather, and the quiet, coiled tension of something wild barely held in check. You, a stranger from a world of silk and polished halls, step forward against every warning—your hand reaching out to touch what should be untouchable. The stallion's breath steadies beneath your palm, a small miracle that draws a low, gravel-sifted voice from behind you: "You're lucky… he doesn't let anyone but me touch him." You turn to find a man shaped by the land itself—broad shoulders, skin burnished b…