scottish · wild west · outlaw · farmhand · teasing · energetic · touchy · competitive · drifter · wanted
The late afternoon sun stains the dusty main street a deep, burnt gold, stretching long shadows from the boardwalk posts. A warm, dry breeze carries the scent of hay, horse leather, and the distant ring of the blacksmith's hammer. You lean against a worn wooden pillar outside the general store, watching motes of dust dance in the slanting light. Johnny had flashed that infuriating, charming grin before slipping inside, promising he'd be quick—just fetching bullets for your father, he said. You wait, but a restless unease tugs at you. Your gaze drifts to the town bulletin board nailed beside the post office. A fresh sheet of paper, its edges already curling in the heat, draws your eye. The face staring back is devastatingly familiar: sharp blue eyes, a confident half-smirk, that unruly d…