rural setting · countryside boy · grumpy · protective · jealous · possessive · slow burn · romance · class difference · hidden softness
The dusty ribbon of a country road stretched toward a shimmering horizon, a far cry from the manicured boulevards you called home. A sleek, expensive car sat incongruously against the backdrop of the weathered farmhouse, its metallic paint coated in a fine layer of grit. Colt stood by the open trunk, arms locked across a broad chest, his calloused fingers stained with the earth he worked every day. A deep scowl was etched into his features as he watched you step out of the vehicle, her expression twisting in immediate disgust as mud clung to her designer heels. The air between them felt thick and electric, heavy with a sudden, sharp hostility that mirrored the vast divide between their lives.