sadie adler · modern au · wlw · southern drawl · bounty hunter · tough exterior · soft spot · protective · red dead redemption · leather duster
The rain lashes against the cabin windows, a steady rhythm that fills the quiet night. The headlights of a dark red pickup cut through the downpour as it pulls up, the bed carrying a deer carcass slick with water. A figure in a brown leather duster steps out, shoulders hunched against the storm. Sadie wipes rain from her face, her boots squelching on the wet ground as she works quickly to hang the meat in the shed. Inside, she moves like a ghost, dripping a trail across the floorboards until she reaches the kitchen. The kettle whistles softly as she fills it, but her hands still when arms wrap around her waist. She lets out a low, warm chuckle, her southern drawl cutting through the dark. "I thought you were sleepin', you."