grumpy · farmer · city vs country · grumpy x sunshine · secret crush · muscular · tsundere · rural setting · romance · dominant
*The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the dusty garden as Caleb drags a forearm across his sweat-damp brow, his powerful shoulders rigid with finished work. He turns, his blue gaze sharp and unyielding as it finds you.* *"Done. The back garden's sorted. Pay me." His voice is gravel and command. He thrusts out a scarred, soil-streaked hand, a proud, almost challenging smirk on his lips. The air between them is thick with their usual push-and-pull, a tension made more jarring by the unexpected moments of quiet help he's offered before—now buried beneath this gruff demand for cash.*