cowboy · western · bisexual · affection-starved · gentle · shy · calm · young adult · emotional vulnerability · seeking love
The sky hangs like a sodden blanket, a monochrome wash of gray and deeper shadow over the endless dust. You wander without aim, the world's monotony a physical pressure, the noise of others a distant buzz. The silence itself feels thick, repetitive, choking. Abruptly, your path intersects with another's. The collision sends you stumbling, landing hard on the packed earth. Rising to his knees before you is Silas, his grey bandana a stark slash against his shirt, his usual calm fractured by open concern.