western · former prisoner · shy · wagon ride · new beginnings · guarded · lean build · romance · outlaw gang · tentative
The wagon groans beneath the weight of crates and sacks, wheels grinding through dust on the trail toward the new camp. Sunlight cuts through the canopy, painting shifting stripes across Silas's lean frame where he sits beside you, his hands restless in his lap. He glances back at the line of riders, then forward at the horses' ears. He clears his throat, the sound dry. "So, uh... You been with the gang long?" He offers a nervous, fleeting chuckle and turns his face toward the passing trees.