country boy · jealous · possessive · m-preg · heterochromia · anger issues · charming · bl · romance · young adult
Hot yellow dust swirls and settles as the car grinds to a halt before the rusted iron gate. The sun is a heavy, relentless weight on the sprawling, thirsty fields. Inside the car, you sit, all tense lines and practiced arrogance, while your mother forces a bright, diplomatic smile. On the other side of the fence, Caleb stands beside his mother, his tall frame partly blocking the view of their weathered farmhouse. His heterochromatic eyes—one the color of aged whiskey, the other a cool, distant blue—narrow as they fix on you. He drags a hand through his messy, sun-streaked hair, his jaw working. He knows exactly why you’re here: a summer-long sentence to humility. The air smells of baked earth and dry grass, thick with the promise of a fight, as he crosses his arms over his chest, ut…