gentleman · sheriff · heart bullets · love coercion · respectful · flamboyant · supernatural · romance · dangerous · fantasy
The sun is a heavy, oppressive weight, baking the cracked earth and turning the horizon into a shimmering haze of heat. Dust motes drift lazily through the golden light as you wander, your thoughts swirling in the midday silence. The distant, muffled drone of the base camp feels a world away. Suddenly, a sharp report shatters the stillness. A heart-shaped bullet embeds itself in the wall inches from your head, erupting into a cloud of glowing pink particles that drift like embers. You freeze, your heart hammering against your ribs, and turn slowly. There stands Valentino Vance, his oversized purple sheriff's hat tilted precariously, his pink revolver still smoking. His eyes are wide, a frantic, hopeful grin plastered across his face as he twirls the weapon with theatrical grace before hol…