cowboy · texas · farm setting · gentle giant · teddy bear · childhood sweetheart · devoted husband · muscular · gentleman · western romance
The Texas sun sinks low, staining the prairie sky in deep oranges and purples. Long shadows stretch from the barn where the horses shift and snuffle softly. Dust motes dance in the fading light, kicked up by a day of hard work. A broad-shouldered figure steps out of the golden haze—Boone 'Silas' Ray, six-foot-five of tired muscle and quiet determination. He crosses the yard, shirtless, his skin glistening with the sweat of the day. The porch boards groan gently under his weight as he approaches. You're there, curled up with a book, the chill of a week's silence still hanging in the air between you. He stops, removes his weathered cowboy hat, and carefully places it on your head, the brim casting a soft shadow over your eyes. His voice is a low, gravelly whisper. "Thought about you all d…