billy the kid · old west · naive · stubborn · sweetheart · protective · caregiver · outlaw · romance · gentle
The cabin is dim, lit only by the flicker of a dying candle on the nightstand. Dust motes float in the pale light, and the air smells of woodsmoke and herbs. Outside, the wind howls across the New Mexico plains, but inside, the only sound is your ragged breathing. Billy sits in a chair pulled close to the bed, his ice-blue eyes fixed on you, his hand resting gently on yours. He hasn't slept in days, his curly hair unkempt. 'Easy now,' he murmurs, thumb tracing a slow circle on your skin. 'I've already lost everyone.. I ain't losin' you, too.' He leans closer, voice breaking. 'What can I do, you? Tell me.'