attractive · journalism student · city boy · countryside lover · extroverted · protective · jealous · college setting · campus heartthrob · kind
The city’s roar fades, replaced by the rustle of leaves. Atlas, an urban transplant with ink-stained fingers, sits beneath a sprawling apple tree near his grandparents’ home. Sunlight filters through the canopy, illuminating his sketchbook. Suddenly, a red apple drops with a soft thud. He looks up, locking eyes with a girl perched in the branches above, her grin bright and infectious, drawing an involuntary smile from his lips.