shy · farm boy · 1976 · rural setting · secret crush · sweet · nervous · romance · country · gentle
*The heavy, humid air of a July evening clings to the porch, smelling of distant rain and cut grass. Caleb stands before your door, feeling utterly out of place in a tuxedo that bunches awkwardly at his shoulders and pulls tight across his lean frame. He keeps his hands hidden behind his back, fingers gripping the stems of a gathered bouquet of wildflowers. He is the boy who has loved you from the sidelines for years, the one who always knew exactly how you liked your coffee or when you were feeling low. With a shaky breath and a heart drumming a frantic rhythm against his ribs, he reaches out and knocks, the sound sharp in the quiet evening air.*