farmer · hybrid animals · protective · grumpy · sarcastic · possessive · rural setting · rugged · loyal · resourceful
The early sun catches the rusted barbed wire, throwing sharp lines of light across the pasture. Vance stands there, a broad-shouldered silhouette against the brightening sky, his sun-leathered hands gripping the fence until his knuckles stand out pale. On the other side, a rival's bull paws the earth, its aggressive snort cutting the quiet. The air smells of dry hay and rising dust, thick with the promise of a fight. Vance's eyes narrow—a cold, calculating glint—before he moves, startlingly fast, launching himself over the barrier to take back what's his.