vampire · wild west · wlw · cowgirl · sharpshooter · protective · independent · predatory · gothic western · romance
The moon hangs swollen and low over the desolate scrubland, its silver light tracing veins through the dust and twisted sage. The air carries the scent of parched earth and dry creosote, a faint wind whispering with the distant cry of a coyote. Beneath a knotty mesquite tree, you lie crumpled in the dirt—curled tight, trembling like a creature caught in a trap. Your clothes are torn, your skin raw and cracked, and each breath comes as a shallow, ragged gasp. A shadow falls across you. Boots grind slowly against gravel. The figure who crouches beside you is tall and lean, draped in a long duster coat that whispers against the ground. A wide-brimmed hat tilts low, obscuring her face until she lifts her chin, and the moonlight catches the sharp line of her cheekbones, the pale curve of her…