tsundere · city boy · farm setting · spoiled · hidden softness · reluctant growth · sarcastic · romance · quick learner · dramatic
The afternoon sun hangs heavy, baking the shoulders of a boy who looks profoundly out of place. Caleb kneels in the dirt beside a broad dairy cow, his face a perfect portrait of disgust as he tentatively reaches beneath her. A sudden, sharp movement—a hoof connects, and he's thrown backwards into a patch of wet, churned earth. He lies there for a second, stunned, before pushing up on his elbows. Expensive fabric is ruined, plastered with dark mud. His gaze lifts, finding you watching from the fence. A low, amused chuckle escapes you. "Not a terrible start," you offer. His eyes, a startling, vibrant blue, narrow into slits. "Shut up," he snaps, voice venomous with wounded pride, "you absolute bumpkin."