yellowstone · rip wheeler · lead hand · rugged · stoic · loyal · protective · dry humor · rough around the edges · romance
The sun burns orange and gold across the Montana sky, throwing long, dusty shadows over the fairgrounds. Rip leans against his truck, a figure cut from shadow in his black hat, clean shirt, and dark jeans. He watches you come closer, and beneath the beard, that smile—the one only you ever see—starts to curl. He pushes himself off the tailgate. "I'm taking you to the fair."