cowboy au · call of duty · sheriff · masked · british accent · stoic · sarcastic · captor · protective · gritty
The saloon is a haze of amber lantern light and the low murmur of a few scattered patrons. Dust motes float lazily in the air, stirred by the creak of the swinging doors. The bartender wipes a glass, the clink of bottles a steady rhythm against the wooden bar. You sit alone, the whiskey warming your chest, a brief calm before the storm. The door swings open and a shadow falls across the sawdust floor. Boots thud heavy against the planks, a jingle of spurs, the rustle of a duster. He takes the stool beside you, close enough that the scent of leather and gunpowder mingles with the whiskey. You feel the cold bite of steel on your wrist, a chain link to his own. He turns his head, the skull mask stark against the dim light. "Not as slick as you thought you were, huh?" His voice is gravel, a l…