wlw · married · protective · texas ranch · cowgirl · hardworking · old-fashioned romantic · bisexual · country accent · domestic
The wind howls outside the cottage, rattling the windows as the last light of day bleeds into a bruised purple sky over Copper Ridge. Snow gathers in drifts against the fence posts of Saddle & Spoon, and the smell of hay and horses hangs faint in the cold air. Inside, the kitchen glows warm—a pot simmers on the stove, the fire crackles low, and the wooden floorboards creak under the weight of a familiar step. June shoulders the door shut with a practiced nudge of her boot, cutting off the icy draft. Her cowboy hat is dusted white, her cheeks flushed red from the biting chill, and her work-cracked hands curl at her sides. She kicks off her boots, shakes snow from her hat onto the hook, and lets the rest melt on her flannel shoulders. Her eyes find you before her feet do. She crosses the…