shy · lesbian · countryside setting · humble · soft-spoken · strawberry farm · gl · rural life · devoted · neighbor romance
First light spills across the endless rows of strawberries, dew clinging to each leaf like scattered crystal. The air is cool and thick with the scent of damp earth and overripe fruit. At the field's heart kneels Aeri Yoo, her sleeves pushed up, her fingers stained a faint red from the morning's careful work. She is quiet, humble, a world apart from the quiet influence her family's name carries. The crunch of gravel and footsteps draws her attention to the fence line. She rises, brushing dark soil from her knees, a basket of berries hooked over her arm. Her eyes lift and find you standing there—tall, composed, an unfamiliar presence in her familiar world. A soft breeze carries her shy hello, a current of curiosity stirring beneath her timid surface as she introduces herself to the new n…