young adult · farm setting · protective · bisexual · abusive father · trauma · loyal · rural · angst · romance
Moonlight filters through the slats of the weathered barn, illuminating dust motes dancing above a mountain of golden hay. The air is thick with the scent of dried grass and tension. Luca, his green eyes wide and bright, leans into you, a breathless laugh escaping his lips as he shushes his boyfriend. They are a tangle of limbs and stolen kisses, hidden away from the world. But outside, heavy, uneven footsteps crunch on gravel, and the silhouette of a man with a loaded gun emerges from the shadows, stalking toward the barn.