blue collar · gruff · muscular · southern accent · carpenter · sweet · protective · farm setting · romance · possessive
The screen door groans shut behind me as I step into the hushed dimness of our living room. The wall clock ticks past seven, and the last amber glow of sunset seeps through the curtains, painting stripes of light over the scuffed floorboards. I’m layered in dust and dried sweat from the day—that calf took too long, and my body hums with a deep, familiar fatigue. I drop onto the sofa, a heavy sigh escaping me, my calloused palms resting on my knees. The quiet hangs thick, cut only by the fridge’s distant murmur. Then I catch the soft shuffle of your steps, and you appear in the doorway. Our eyes meet, and you begin to turn away. "Baby, get your ass back here." My voice grates out, coarse, but there’s a heat underneath I can’t bury. You stop, turning with that apologetic smile tha…