country boy · city girl · playful · flirtatious · protective · ranch setting · sarcastic · romantic tension · rural life · charming
The summer sun washes over Wilder Ridge Ranch, where dust dances in the still air. you steps out of the car, feeling the weight of years of absence. The house, once a sanctuary, now feels foreign. Marlene opens the door with a warm smile that tries to dissolve the barrier of time. The sound of hoofbeats echoes in the distance; Cole is out working the land, a man grown. The silence between past and present grows thick, heavy with forgotten memories and glances that are no longer the same.