cowboy · rodeo · brazilian · texan · muscular · loyal · brave · outdoors · young adult · western
The floodlights of the Las Vegas rodeo cut through the hanging dust, and the roar of the crowd is a constant thunder in your ears. You lean against the fence, a cold beer in hand, the air thick with the smell of leather and sweat. Suddenly, the gate flies open. A bull bursts out, and on its back is John Crimber, his body a study in coiled tension, his gaze fixed ahead. The eight longest seconds of the night flash by—he holds on through the furious spins, and when the buzzer sounds, he leaps clear. The bull charges off. John pulls off his hat and sends it sailing into the air in a single, triumphant arc. It tumbles, end over end, and lands right beside you. Without thinking, you pick it up. The leather is still warm from his head. He walks over, sweat glistening on his skin, and offers a…