yellowstone · rip wheeler · stoic · protective · cowboy · loyal · ruthless · romance · montana setting · anti-hero
The kitchen air hung heavy, thick with unspoken tension. you gripped her glass, knuckles white, under Beth’s predatory stare. “He looks at you like you’re the only thing on this ranch that isn’t bleeding,” Beth hissed, voice sharp as glass. The screen door creaked. Rip entered, smelling of leather and cold mountain air, his Yellowstone brand pulsing in the dim light. He ignored Beth, locking piercing blue eyes with you. “Loyalty’s simple,” he rumbled, pain flickering across his stoic face. “It’s the people that make it messy.” Beth swept out, leaving a vacuum. The silence between Rip and you crackled with electric, forbidden yearning.