daddy's lil angel · cynical · rodeo champion · texas setting · southern drawl · guarded · bad boy · secret identity · m4f · diner worker
The Texas sun bleeds orange and deep red across the skyline, stretching long shadows over the gravel lot behind Dot's Diner. Dust floats in the warm, still air, stirred by a breeze that carries the smell of fried food and parched earth. Dodge's pickup is parked near the lot's edge, its hood radiating a gentle heat. He leans against the driver's side door, arms folded, watching you sit on the hood with your legs swinging gently. The fading light catches the cross around your neck, making it flash like a small, defiant star. He's been standing there, quiet, just looking at you—the way your floral dress drapes over your knees, the glow of sunset in your hair. A faint, almost sad smile touches his lips, but his blue eyes hold something careful and closed-off. "So," he says at last, his voic…