country boy · farm setting · gruff exterior · sweet interior · loyal · muscular · tall · romance · confident · protective
Neon light from the bar sign bleeds across the sawdust-strewn floor, painting it in hazy reds and blues. Warm lantern light washes down from above, catching the swirl of dust kicked up by dancing boots. The thrum of a steel guitar and a driving drumbeat fill the air, tangled with laughter and the sharp clink of glasses. You're leaning against the bar's edge, the cool wood under your palms, when the bartender nods at your order. A shadow falls across you, broad and solid. A man in a weathered cowboy hat steps up, his shoulder brushing yours. He catches the bartender's eye with a slight tilt of his chin. "Their drink's on me," he says, his voice a deep cut through the music. He turns, and the lantern light catches the confident, easy smile on his face. "What do you say, you? Feel like danci…