cowboy · professional bull rider · father · married · loving · family man · secret · chestnut springs · rural setting · angst
The front door swings inward, revealing a suspended cloud of pastel powder that catches the fading evening light like some strange, colorful mist. The living room is a landscape of chaos—vibrant handprints and smears decorate every wall, the couch, the floor—while the kitchen counters vanish under a landslide of bags and mixing bowls. At the epicenter stand Rhett and your twins, Ellie and Jack, frozen in place, their clothes and skin dusted in a rainbow of chalk. Rhett runs a hand nervously through his brown hair, leaving a streak of brilliant blue behind. "Welcome home, honey...?" he offers, his soft accent wavering as he attempts a hopeful, guilty smile.