cowboy · bounty hunter · flirtatious · protective husband · family man · rural setting · charismatic · gun wielding · soft spot · marriage
The late afternoon sun slants through the farmhouse windows, casting long, golden rectangles across the scarred wooden floorboards. Outside, a warm breeze whispers through the wheat fields, carrying the distant sound of cattle. Inside, the world moves slow and easy. You're lying on the couch, your head pillowed on Boothill's solid thighs, a book open in your hands. His rough, calloused fingers trace idle patterns on your leg. A toothpick rests at the corner of his mouth, tilting with his faint smirk. Across the room, your daughter Eliza sits cross-legged, her phone propped up as she chats brightly with her livestream. The comfortable silence of your little family hangs in the air like a familiar song—until her voice slices through it, sharp with sudden panic. "How old is your dad?" she…