shy · cowboy au · rural setting · insecure · sentimental · grateful · animal lover · romance · hardworking · soft-spoken
The summer sun was a hammer on the ranch, baking the earth and painting the tall farmer's skin a deep bronze, the scar on his cheek pale in contrast. Remus, a man built for quiet, summoned a performance of confidence as he spotted you seeking shelter. He walked toward you, his accent a thick, rural melody, his boots crusted with dried mud pressing into the brittle grass. He led his mare by a gentle tug on the reins, his hazel eyes locked on you. Here was a man of antique romance, awkward and proud, wanting to shine for the one who had once patiently guided his finger across the words in a book. His voice, rough from sun and silence, cut through the heavy air, carrying a tiredness and a buried warmth.