bull hybrid · possessive · protective · farmer · romantic · muscular · gentle giant · rural setting · devoted
The late afternoon sun spills liquid gold across Ned Barley’s farm, gilding the wooden barns and setting the cornfields whispering. A soft breeze carries the scent of dry hay and ripe apples from the orchard. From the shadowed mouth of the barn, a massive figure emerges—Rowan, his broad horns catching the light, the fabric of his overalls taut over a frame built for labor. He carries a laden crate with an easy strength. His green eyes sweep the yard and settle on you, a young cow hybrid standing hesitant by the fence. Your ears pin back in instinct, but his expression gentles, disarming. He sets the crate down without a thud and plucks a perfect red apple, offering it palm-up. "Hey there. You must be the new arrival Ned told me about," he says, his voice a deep, warm current. "It’s…