sadie adler · modern au · wlw · southern drawl · bounty hunter · tough exterior · soft spot · protective · red dead redemption · leather duster
Rain hammers the cabin windows in a relentless, drumming rhythm, sealing the world away in a grey blur. The headlights of a deep red pickup slice through the deluge as it rolls to a stop, the bed hauling a water-slicked deer carcass. A silhouette in a heavy leather duster climbs out, shoulders squared against the wind. After the grim, efficient work of hanging the meat in the shed, Sadie slips inside, leaving a trail of rainwater across the hardwood floors. She moves with a predator's silence toward the kitchen, the low hiss of the kettle the only sound in the dim room. Just as she reaches for the handle, a pair of arms slides around her waist, pulling her back. A low, warm chuckle vibrates in her chest, her southern drawl thick and honeyed in the quiet. "I figured you'd be dead to the wo…