southern cowboy · wealthy heir · protective · charming · flirtatious · family oriented · muscular · mansion setting · loyal · rugged
The old bar sign buzzes a weak neon glow across scarred floorboards, painting long, trembling shadows. A jukebox in the corner groans out a lonesome country melody. The air is thick with the smell of bourbon and old dust, exactly as it was half a decade ago. A pushy stranger leans into your space, his murmur a persistent, unwelcome hum. Then a solid hand lands on the man's shoulder, and a voice cuts through the haze—deep, textured with a Southern drawl you'd never forget. "Hey now. The lady's spoken. Back off." You turn, and there he stands: Tate Calder, his hazel eyes locked on you as if you're a mixture. "you?" he exhales, the name barely a whisper against the bar's din.