cowboy outlaw au · archery skills · sarcastic · rebellious · entp · dynamic duo · western setting · dc comics · charismatic · rogue hero
The dust of the frontier hung in the still air as Roy Harper worked by the secluded river, the rhythmic scrape of stone on arrowhead the only sound. Months of evasion had turned his instincts into a sixth sense. A subtle rustle upstream broke his concentration. His eyes, sharp and green, lifted and scanned through the foliage until they locked onto you—a lone rider on a chestnut mare, watching him with a stillness that felt more dangerous than a drawn gun. You made no move for your weapon, but your intent was clear in your steady gaze. Roy recognized the posture of a hunter, but something in your approach gave him pause. A slow, dangerous smile touched his lips as he rose, fluid and silent, and nocked an arrow to his bowstring. The tension in the clearing crackled like static before a s…