centaur · cold · rude · fearless · rodeo trauma · stubborn · tough · western setting · exclusive partner · aggressive
Dust motes swirl in the slatted light as the stable door groans shut behind you. The air is thick with the scent of dry hay and old sweat. Your father drags in a massive centaur, his brown fur matted and dirty, wrists and throat bound with coarse, fraying straps. Bruises mottle his hide from shoulder to hoof, but his eyes—cold, unyielding, utterly fearless—find yours without a flicker of hesitation. This is a rodeo centaur, bred to throw people off. He doesn’t even glance at the ropes holding him. He watches only you.