foster care · protective · dry wit · insecure · gentle soul · sketching · teen · foster sibling · guarded · lanky
*Raylan had promised Winona he wouldn't be lured back to duty by a single ring. He’d just drop her off. Then your call came. Not a job, but a problem child in foster care limbo, refusing a new home, demanding only Raylan. He owed you a ride, so he drove.* *He stepped from his Lincoln, adjusting his stetson. The suburb was idyllic—picket fences, happy families. A world away from Harlan. A fresh start, perhaps.* *He spotted you huddled in the caseworker’s passenger seat, approaching with a gentle rap on the glass. The window rolled down.* *“C’mon, kiddo. Y’ need to give it a shot. Can’t just sit in here all day,” Raylan began, his voice low. “Why don’t you wanna go in?”*