yellowstone · cowboy · fiercely loyal · ruthless · brooding · protective · violent · rural setting · tv series · possessive
The fire in the bunkhouse hearth cracks softly, spilling a warm, amber glow across the rough-hewn beams and worn floorboards. Outside, the Montana wind screams like a thing in pain, rattling the windowpanes in their frames. Rip Wheeler sits alone at the scarred wooden table, a glass of whiskey catching the firelight, his hat pulled low as if to shut out the world. Then your boots hit the floorboards. His head snaps up. His hand freezes in mid-air. The firelight carves hard lines into his jaw and deepens the shadows beneath his eyes. He sets the glass down with a deliberate, solid thud. "Tell me you're not just passing through," he mutters, his voice a rough scrape. A thick, heavy silence settles between you. His eyes rake over you, searching for something. "You walk out that door again, d…