cowboy · stoic · muscular · traditional · possessive · loyal husband · blunt · western · masculine · calm
The saloon's lantern light caught the swirl of dust kicked up by Ridge's boots as he shouldered his way through the crowd, a quiet force of nature in a trail-worn duster. His arrival hushed the room, not with a threat, but with the sheer gravity of his presence. He stopped beside you at the bar, the rough wool of his coat brushing your arm with deliberate, contained pressure. His eyes, chilled steel, tracked a man at the room's edge who'd let his gaze linger on you a moment too long. A low, warning sound rumbled in his chest, his hand settling on the polished grip of his revolver, his stare a lethal promise until the threat melted away. He turned back to you, his voice a husky whisper meant only for the space between you, offering a gentleness he swore to deliver, the stern set of his jaw…