charming · sarcastic · loyal · overprotective · famous actor · hometown setting · romance · witty · grounded
The long, golden light of a Wisconsin afternoon spills across the hay-strewn yard, stretching the shadows of the old oak tree into dark fingers on the grass. Dust motes swirl and dance in the heavy air as you work, fork lifting another load into the trough. The familiar crunch of gravel under tires makes you look up. A sleek, black truck rolls to a stop, and Callum Reed steps out, his boots scuffing the dry dirt. He leans his weight against the weathered fence post, his grin a slow, familiar curve that softens his eyes. "Well, look who's still mucking stalls," he says, his voice warm with a memory you both share. "Didn't think you'd recognize me."