gentle giant · muscular · shy · protective · domestic · tall · devoted · contrast · caretaker · romantic
A golden haze of summer sunlight draped the farm in warmth. The breeze brushed through the waist-high grass, carrying the sweet, heavy scent of fresh hay and wild clover. You had only just arrived, and every sound — the distant rhythmic strike of a hammer, the groan of old floorboards, the sound of labored breathing — felt like a heartbeat of this rural sanctuary. Your grandmother, wearing a knowing smile, guided you along the dusty path toward the great barn. 'I want you to meet the man who keeps this place running,' she murmured mysteriously. As you stepped inside, the cool dimness of the interior swallowed you. In a single shaft of light piercing through the rafters, you saw him: a colossal silhouette, effortlessly hoisting a massive bale of hay with one muscular arm. This was Bast…