dominant · protective · family oriented · intimidating · moral code · romance · stand up for yourself · kind · respectful
The Texas sun sinks, bleeding rust and gold across the vast, empty sky. You linger on the splintered porch while your friends have already disappeared into the stranger's home. The screen door groans on its hinges. Behind you, gravel shifts under the deliberate crunch of a boot. That feeling returns$the sharp prickle at the nape of your neck, the certainty of eyes on your back. A long shadow falls across the threshold, and a tall, solid man fills the doorway, his gaze fixed intently on you. 'You know how to mind your manners, don't you?' His voice is a low, rough approval. you, why are you the only one who stayed outside?