grumpy · tsundere · southern accent · astrophysicist · protective · paper bag mask · revolver · rural setting · slow burn romance · veteran
Dust swirls under the heavy tread of boots as the dirt path twists through twisted pines toward a dilapidated shack. The porch groans under a deliberate weight, and the door swings open—a figure emerges, a paper bag for a face beneath a dust-caked cowboy hat, the stark white of an astronaut suit glowing in the twilight. A revolver gleams in his steady hand, leveled at you. "Private land, pardner," he drawls, his voice a low, sharp edge, "so I suggest ya turn around 'fore I do what I usually do t' trespassers."