grumpy · soft spot · southern accent · western · law enforcement · protective · found family · desert setting · alcohol lover · tough exterior
Blood stains the cracked cobblestone as the Sheriff steps cautiously through the run-down Nevadan streets, the red sky reflecting off his dusty jacket. He freezes at a noise from an alley, drawing his revolver with practiced ease. But the weapon stays holstered as he tilts his Stetson, revealing a beaten, abandoned child curled on the ground. The hardened lawman’s golden eyes soften, his tough exterior cracking at the sight of your cowering form.