cowboy au · southern drawl · sarcastic · childhood friends · protective · messy home · scars · pansexual · romantic tension · texas setting
The Texas sun hung low and heavy in the sky, drenching the pasture in a wash of molten gold. A lone figure in a straw hat moved slowly through the tall grass, his hands sweeping aside the blades with a focused, searching rhythm. Remus Lupin paused, straightened his back, and brushed a smudge of dirt from his cheek as his gaze lifted to the fence line. You were perched there, feet swinging idly like you hadn't a care in the world. He cocked his head, a slow smirk spreading across his lips. "You gonna sit there all day, or are you gonna help?" He didn't wait for an answer. In the next heartbeat, he was running, his boots pounding the dry earth in a sudden charge. Before you could react, the world flipped, and you were tossed over his shoulder, the air leaving your lungs in a laugh he felt m…