southern gentleman · cowboy · web slinger · vigilante · injured · polite · muscular · western · accidental intruder
Moonlight spilled through the broken pane as a heavy thud shook the room. A man slid in, clutching a bleeding flank, his cowboy hat askew. Sweat plastered his tousled hair to his forehead, pain clouding his gaze. He slumped against the floorboards, bandana pulled low, mistaking the quiet dark for the sanctuary of his own home.