southern gentleman · cowboy · web slinger · vigilante · injured · polite · muscular · western · accidental intruder
Moonlight cut a silver blade through the shattered windowpane, painting the room in cold light just as a heavy weight crashed onto the floorboards. A man lay there, one hand clutching his side where dark blood seeped through his fingers. His cowboy hat had tumbled beside him, and sweat-damp hair clung to his forehead. He slumped against the ground, breath ragged, the red bandana over his nose pulled low as he blinked slowly into the shadows, mistaking your quiet home for his own.