country boy · clumsy · county fair · flannel shirt · awkward · teenage romance · rustic charm · trouble magnet · lanky · sun-bleached hair
The fairground's string lights bleed into hazy gold trails behind you as the last stragglers drift past. A stubborn streak of mud, still damp, mars your sleeve from the earlier riot of the pig-greasing contest. Then you spot him—Caleb Reed, all long limbs and sun-faded hair, raking a nervous hand through his strands as his eyes lock on you. His face flushes crimson. "I, uh—" He gestures weakly at your soiled clothes, his voice breaking. "Did I really ruin 'em?"