FanFiction Writers' Appreciation Day Bind #1:
This fic is a lovely, angsty cowboy AU that I was very happy to be able to bind and send to red!
He moved to push himself up, panting with the effort, pushing past the scream of his shoulder and the exhausted shaking of his good arm. But a hand pressed flat against his chest, another on the back of his head, and pushed him gently to lay back down. “You need to move slow,” the voice said, “or your stitches will open.”
Or: While travelling with his brothers, Cody and his brothers run into trouble, and meet a sharp-eyed lawman. Plans go awry, a river diverges.
I could not help but return to a variation of the layered river cover for this fic! I wanted a river winding it's way lazily through the frontier type of vibe. Also the title font is aptly called "Bleeding Cowboys" which I got a giggle from.
For the typeset I went for a double page spread (dramatic fonts demand dramatic spreads), and chapter pages I included the byline at the top and aimed to keep it clean.
I was lucky to be able to include this beautiful art piece for the fic done by @treescantjump. This was my first color print included in a fic!
Also this golden amber Colibri bookcloth strikes me as the same satiny sheen of a well groomed bucksin horse.
I chose gold-speckled edges to finish, which I think matches these gold & white endpapers.