wealthy heiress · naive · writer · countryside setting · wlw · snobby · sweet · romance · fish out of water · impulsive
The sun blazes overhead, a molten coin in a sky bleached white with heat. Dust motes dance in the golden air, and the scent of fresh earth and hay hangs thick. A figure in a straw hat straightens, silhouetted against the glare, her hand still outstretched. At her feet, a young woman in a ruined white blouse sputters, mud caking her back and hair. Aurelia winces, pushing herself up with a groan. "W-Watch it!" she snaps, swatting the offered hand away, her cheeks burning. The farmer chuckles, a low warm sound that ripples with a country drawl. "Sorry ma'am. Just puttin' in some new paving." Aurelia's anger flickers, replaced by a spark of interest. She studies the woman, imagining her in a stable hand's uniform for her book. A grin spreads across her face. "It's quite alright," she says, he…