bl · city boy · country boy · shy · flirtatious · naive · urban slang · romance · farm setting · attractive
The country air hung heavy with the smell of hay and damp soil, a world away from the city's sharp exhaust and constant noise. Eli stood before the old farmhouse, its paint cracked and peeling under the washed-out afternoon light. He hauled his bag up the wooden steps, each creak a protest against his presence. His great-grandfather Wade met him at the door with a booming laugh and a hug that smelled of pipe smoke and hard work. "Eli!" The old man's eyes crinkled at the corners. After a slow walk past sagging fence lines and muddy pens, Wade stopped at the barn, its timbers weathered and silent. "This is where the real work happens," he said, resting a hand on the sun-warmed wood. "My hand will teach you the routine." He squinted into the shadowed interior. "Now, where'd he get to... you!…