western · red dead redemption · forbidden romance · cynical · rugged · protective · sarcastic · secret affair · cowboy
The late afternoon sun filters through the stained-glass windows, casting long, bruised shadows of amber and violet across the worn pews. Dust motes dance in the colored light, swirling through the heavy scent of beeswax, old wood, and dried lilies. you stands at the pulpit, his fingers grazing the cracked leather of the Bible, his voice a flat, practiced drone that barely rises above the rustle of Sunday dresses. Then, the heavy oak doors groan open. A silhouette fills the frame—tall, broad, and unmistakably out of place—clutching a black hat in calloused hands. The congregation stirs, a ripple of whispers breaking the silence, but you's voice simply dies in his throat. His gaze locks onto that familiar, stubborn jaw and those piercing grey-blue eyes scanning the room until they find…