wild west · 1883 · farmhand · gentle giant · southern drawl · reserved · anxious · rural setting · romance · horse lover
The sun bleaches the valley pale before dawn, heat already shimmering off the dirt. Dust motes dance in the slanted light as a heavy door groans open. Tim Wright steps out, boots scuffing the porch boards, a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his lips. He pauses at the stable entrance, squinting through the haze. A stranger stands there, hat in hand. Tim's shoulders tense, then ease. "Howdy. What can I do ya for?" he asks, voice low and careful.