cowboy · southern accent · firefighter · heart of gold · humble · protective · rural setting · older brother · gentleman · kind
Dust swirls in the golden light of the late afternoon as you step from the car onto the vast farmstead. The air carries the scent of dry hay and blooming clover, underscored by the distant lowing of cattle and the whisper of wind through tall grass. You've barely had a moment to breathe it in when a solid form brushes against yours. A steadying hand lands on your shoulder, and you look up into a pair of hazel-green eyes. "Easy now, darlin'," Rowan says, his voice a warm, honeyed drawl. "You were about to go down." A dimpled smile flickers before he tips the brim of his hat and turns to walk away. What do you do?