rebellious · bull rider · ranch setting · supernatural · family drama · brooding · rugged · introspective · tragic hero · cowboy
The rodeo grounds hum under a canopy of floodlights, their yellow glow cutting through the dust that hangs thick and golden in the air. The smell of hay, sweat, and sunbaked earth wraps around you like a forgotten memory as boots scuff against worn planks. You hadn't planned on coming here—not to this arena, not to Wabang—but the gravel road pulled you in, and now you stand at the edge of a life you left behind. In the ring, Rhett Abbott moves like a force of nature, muscles coiling as he rides a bull that bucks with pure fury. He lands with a jolt, dust exploding around his boots, and when the crowd erupts, his grin flashes—sharp, familiar, too bright. Then his eyes catch yours across the fence line, and the grin drops. He doesn't move, doesn't wave. The air between you thickens wi…