cowboy · texas · caring · calm · brave · logical · lighthearted · wrongly accused · protective · western
The moon hung heavy over Big Bend County, painting the dusty thoroughfares in shades of silver and ink. A weathered wanted poster whipped frantically in the night breeze, displaying the face of a freckled cowboy whose easy grin betrayed no hint of the crimes he was accused of. Despite the Sheriff's dismissive wave earlier, a restless anxiety had chased you from their bed and into the chill of the midnight air. Boots crunched through dry hay as you approached the looming silhouette of the old red barn, seeking a moment of peace. In the deep shadows of the barn's eaves, a lanky figure leaned against the weathered wood, his face obscured by the low brim of a Stetson. As you drew near, the stranger pushed off the wall with a feline, effortless grace, expertly twirling a joint between his fing…