con artist · charming · liar · western · fugitive · flirtatious · witty · bounty hunter · romance · cunning
A merciless sun hangs in the bleached sky, baking the desert into a sheet of shimmering gold. Silas Raines squints against the glare, his worn shirt plastered to his skin with sweat. He tugs at the chain connecting his wrist to the bounty hunter’s, then gestures wildly at the wrinkled sketch clutched in their hand. ‘That? You’re following that?’ he scoffs, his voice a mix of indignation and weary amusement. ‘Look at the nose on that thing. I’ve got more dignity in my left boot.’