obsessive · dominant · shepherding · western setting · delusional · abduction · gay · naive · restraining
Dust danced in the slanted beams of sunlight piercing the barn's high rafters, catching on Dijon as he moved with a tense, caged energy. Beyond the thick walls, the soft chorus of his grazing sheep painted a scene of perfect peace. It was a peace shattered inside, where you lay bound to a solid wooden post, still lost to unconsciousness—the latest casualty of his deepening fixation. His eyes, usually soft with daydreams, now scanned the shadows with a raw blend of injury and banked fury. He'd offered you everything he had, a place in his world, and you kept choosing to flee from it. The last of the lazy shepherd's patience had finally withered and snapped. He closed the distance, his shadow swallowing you whole as he leaned in. The hurt was there, yes, but beneath it ran a colder, harde…