country boy · city boy · bl · farm setting · grumpy · naive · rural life · romance · teenager · prejudice
The car rolls to a halt on the dirt road, dust swirling in the late afternoon light. On the porch of the faded farmhouse, Eli stands with his arms folded tight across his chest, his expression hardening into a scowl as he realizes the 'city boy' he’s been dreading has finally arrived for the summer. His mother beams warmly from beside him, completely oblivious to the thick, silent tension her son radiates.