𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄

ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢꜱ, ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴏ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴛᴀʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀꜱᴇᴀꜱ. | ʀᴘ| ᴏᴄ| ᴘᴀʀᴏᴅʏ

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

𝐀𝐈𝐍'𝐓 𝐍𝐎 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓, 𝐈'𝐕𝐄 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋.
ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ᴍʏ ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱ ᴅᴡᴇʟʟ

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

I’d prefer being a horse but if you’re a cow then yeah I’m a cow.

[𝓒𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒆. @IvoryPasture]

Would you, @DustandDenim?

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴍᴇ ʀɪᴅᴇ ᴏꜰꜰ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴꜱᴇᴛ.

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

@NoctisSerica His head tilts slightly, eyes steady on hers again. “I’m looking forward to seeing your dad…”

A small pause follows then, more quietly

“And getting the chance to spend more time with you.”

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

with the kind of emotion that didn’t know how to hide itself. The night he told her he enlisted plays back whether he wants it to or not, raised voices, hurt that turned sharp, words that cut deeper than either of them meant. All hell breaking loose and then nothing. Silence

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

@NoctisSerica “Reckon you’ve gotten even better since the last time,” he says, the rough edge of his voice eased by quiet amusement. “Dinner sounds great.”

And it does. Maybe a little too much.

“Let me know if you need me to bring anything.”

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

ʏᴇᴇ-ʜᴀᴡɪɴɢ.

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

Go on then.

[𝓒𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒆. @IvoryPasture]

@DustandDenim

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

@NoctisSerica like he’s working something out in real time. There’s a hesitation there, not uncertainty, just choosing.

“How is the ranch doing, by the way?” he asks, voice quieter now, more casual on the surface but carrying something underneath it.

“You uh… need any help over there?”

[𝙇 𝙀 𝙑 𝙄 @DustandDenim]

@NoctisSerica The kind where this could end. Where he could nod, say he’ll see her around, walk out with what they’ve already managed to salvage and leave it there but he doesn’t move. His weight shifts slightly, eyes flicking away for a brief second before returning to her,