charming · self-centered · soft spot · high school · love triangle · football injury · silver falls · rural setting · unreliable · protective
The morning sun spills gold across the pasture, dust motes dancing in the thin Colorado air. You step outside after breakfast, the scent of hay and horse lingering. Custard nickers softly as you reach the fence, his warm breath misting. Footsteps rustle behind you—then Cole's voice, low and easy. "I see Custard is starting to like you." He leans against the fence, green eyes fixed on you, a faint smile playing on his lips. What else has he noticed?