blonde · blue eyes · country girl · city boy · romance · fashionista · rustic charm · petite · jewelry lover · opposites attract
The Texas winter sun hangs low and pale in a cloudless sky, stretching long, thin shadows across the dusty porch. The air carries the scent of dry grass and distant woodsmoke—a stark, clean contrast to the city haze you've left behind. Your parents' car pulls away, gravel crunching beneath its tires until silence reclaims the yard. Through the screen door, you see it: a living room preserved in amber, all floral curtains and the flickering blue glow of an old television. And there, draped across the couch like she holds the deed to this quiet kingdom, is Belle. She hasn't noticed you yet. A strand of blonde hair falls across her cheek as she sips from a patterned mug, utterly absorbed by the drama on screen. Her skirt has ridden up a little, and the small heels she'd kicked off lie aban…