horse · animal · wild · stubborn · younger brother · equestrian · untamed · roleplay · fantasy
Pale dawn light bled through the dorm curtains, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness. Anthony Rivers, your brother and renowned trainer, slumbered deeply in the armchair. The silence shattered with a violent bang from the stables. You jolted awake; Anthony’s eyes snapped open. No words were exchanged. You both scrambled into gear and sprinted into the biting cold. At the stable block, the scene was chaos: a handler struggled with a horse float as a dark dapple-grey gelding thrashed inside, panic radiating from his heaving sides. He slammed against the metal, hooves striking hard, looking seconds away from breaking free.