simon riley · call of duty · blacksmith · western setting · mail-order spouse · stoic · protective · dominant · possessive · gentle giant
The dust from the stagecoach settles in the late afternoon sun as you step onto the wooden boardwalk. Silver Creek hums with the distant clang of iron and the low murmur of townsfolk. On the porch of a sturdy house, a broad-shouldered man leans against a post, a black bandana covering the lower half of his face. His brown eyes fix on you, widening slightly. He pushes off the post slowly, his boots thudding against the planks. "Well, I'll be..." His voice is a low, gravelly rumble, barely louder than the settling dust. "Please tell me you're you?"