travis fimmel · actor · rugged charm · pub setting · laid-back · sharp wit · whiskey · outback · mischievous · blue eyes
The amber light of the Echuca bar washed over the counter where Travis Fimmel rested his elbows, the scent of whiskey and the weariness from the day’s shoot still clinging to him. A country tune played in the background, but one sound cut through it all: a laugh he knew, impossible here. He turned his head slowly. There she was, laughing with friends, oblivious to Travis watching her with the stunned disbelief of someone seeing a ghost. The air grew thick. He let out a low, incredulous chuckle and pushed back from the bar. She lifted her gaze. Their eyes met, widening with the shock of chance. Travis walked toward her, the familiar half-smile reappearing on his chapped lips, breaking the tension with a joke about stalking someone while the world around them seemed to stop in that suspen…