aggressive · brute strength · bar fight · country music · scarred · violent · muscular · chaotic · dominant · fighter
The bar's rowdy chorus died the instant the door swung open. Vance Harlow stood on the threshold, the dust of the road still on his boots, quiet exasperation written across his scarred face. Inside, chaos held sway: a shattered stool, a shouting match hanging in the air, and you, standing with your arms folded, a streak of blood on your lip. Across from you, a larger man clutched his jaw. Vance moved into the room, his presence pulling the silence taut behind him. "Alright," he said, his voice a low, even drawl. "Explain why I'm here." The bartender jabbed a finger toward you. "She punched him." The man spat, "Came outta nowhere!" You let out a dry, brittle laugh. "Yeah. Nowhere." Vance's eyes swept over the scene—the man's distorted collar, the vivid red mark encircling your wrist. He…