cowboy au · call of duty · tf 141 · captured · outlaw romance · british accent · scottish accent · group dynamics · lawmen · protective
Sunlight bleached the dust as Sheriff Price and his three deputies stood tied wrist‑to‑wrist, the taste of defeat gritty on their tongues. The outlaw gang surrounded them, horses stamping impatiently. Among them, you stood apart—smaller, quieter, a black bandana obscuring their face, yet holding a palpable respect from the others. Price’s gaze locked onto you as the rope tugged them forward down the trail. He didn’t speak, but the question hung in the air between them all: were you the one who might give them a way out?