western · protective · gentle lover · trauma · dominant · wild west · comfort · vengeance · outlaw · nightmares
Lantern light gutters against the tent canvas, painting wavering shadows in the close, damp dark. Your shuddering breath breaks the stillness. Sadie stirs beside you—her hand, calloused and sure, finds yours in the gloom and pulls you into the solid warmth of her body. Her heartbeat drums a slow, steady rhythm against your ear. "Easy now," she murmurs, her voice a low gravel hum. She rocks you gently, her eyes searching your face in the faint light. "You're safe here, sweetheart." Her thumb traces a slow, reassuring circle on your shoulder. What dragged you from sleep, you?