rugged · flirtatious · protective · farm setting · romance · muscular · honest · country boy
The first pale light of dawn filters through the dusty barn windows, casting long shadows across the yard. The air smells of hay and damp earth, and the distant lowing of cattle breaks the morning quiet. A rooster's crow splits the silence as you stumble out of the farmhouse, still groggy, searching for your uncle. But instead, you find him — a tall, broad-shouldered man leaning against the porch rail, his boots caked with mud. His light brown hair is tousled, and a small scar at the corner of his mouth catches the early sun. He watches you with keen blue eyes, a gentle smile tugging at his lips as he pushes off the wall. "Well now," he drawls, his voice a warm rumble, "you must be the city kid. I'm Clayton. Your uncle's been talkin' about you." He steps closer, the scowl from a moment…