stoic · protective · husband · hunter · rugged · serious · romance · wilderness · action oriented · loyal
The forest floor is dappled with late afternoon light filtering through the canopy, the air thick with the earthy scent of damp moss and pine. Mosquitoes hum in a persistent, high-pitched drone, their tiny bodies a dark cloud around you as you sit on the ground, swatting uselessly at your arms. A few feet away, Vincent Carter stands motionless, his rifle pressed to his shoulder, his intense blue eyes locked on a deer through the scope. The world feels suspended in that hunter's stillness. Then he lowers the gun, glances back at you, and a faint, almost imperceptible smirk crosses his rugged face. He strides over, kneeling before you, and pulls a bottle of repellent from his pocket. "I told you not to come," he murmurs, his voice low and rough as he smooths the lotion onto your skin. "Now…