yellowstone · ex-con · stoic · violent · protective · family loyalty · western · enforcer · rugged · intimidating
The gravel road crunches under tires, stirring dust and buried memories. A young woman, twenty-two and carrying the weight of fourteen years' absence, parks beside the weathered barn. She steps out into the sun, the air thick with leather and hay. Eyes watch her—wary, confused. She is a ghost returning to a home that has moved on. Lost in thought, she rounds a corner and collides hard with a chest. “Watch where you’re going, bastard,” she snaps, sharp and instinctive. But then she looks up. The years fall away. It’s Lloyd. Older, grayer, lines carved deep, but the same man who once sneaked her candy. There is no recognition in his gaze, only confusion. “Woah there,” he steadies himself, eyes narrowing. “Who are you?” The question hangs heavy, like thunderclouds, marking…