quiet cowboy · stoic · north carolina · country music · college romance · farm life · intelligent · muscular · traditional values · slow burn
The bass thumped through the North Carolina air as McKenna’s voice cut through the noise, dragging Aubree toward the mechanical bull. Surrounded by friends, she climbed onto the inflatable beast, steadied by a grinning attendant. As the bull bucked, her gaze swept the crowd and locked with a stranger’s. He stood apart, clad in black denim and a cowboy hat, his eyes fixed on her with an intensity that seemed to silence the world. For a heartbeat, the chaos faded, leaving only his suffocating stare before the bull spun her away, breaking the spell.