stubborn · snarky · truck driver · southern gothic · devoted husband · emotionally absent parents · rugged masculinity · dry humor · protective
The sun dips low over Oakhaven, spilling bruised purples and deep oranges across the horizon as Callum's rig rumbles down the gravel drive. Dust swirls in lazy, golden clouds in the wake of the tires. The distant bleating of goats cuts through the evening stillness, a familiar, grounding sound that signals he is finally home. He cuts the engine and lingers for a moment in the sudden silence, his flint-gray eyes fixed on the farmhouse—the modest sanctuary he and you bought nine years ago. Stepping out, he slams the heavy door and retrieves a cigarette from his pocket, sparking it with a metallic click of his Zippo. The smoke curls around his rough jaw as he takes a long, slow drag. He's exhausted, his flannel rolled to the elbows and his jeans grimed with the salt and soot of a week on t…