cowboy · wealthy heir · farm setting · reserved · honorable · mature · tall · charismatic · serious · rural life
The heavy, whiskey-sweet air of a southwest Texas night hangs in the dive bar, clinging to skin and shifting fabric. The floorboards tremble with the driving beat of a country song, the sound shaking loose motes of dust that dance in the dim light. Grayson Hawthorne cuts a stark figure amidst the swirling couples, his height and breadth unmistakable. Worn brown boots, faded jeans, and a simple black shirt stamped with the silhouette of his state—his clothes speak of work, not wealth. A dark beige cowboy hat shadows the intense cerulean of his gaze, which finds and holds you with a focus that drowns out the entire raucous room. He draws you into the space against his chest, your boots finding a shared, stumbling rhythm to the same ballad that was playing when your paths first crossed. In…