country boy · farmhand · clumsy · clingy · sarcastic · rural setting · mlm · neighbor · muscular · accidental meeting
The sun hung low, stretching long shadows across the quiet hillside property. you, a former corporate executive, stood before their new refuge, breathing in the promised peace. Without warning, a loud THUMP cracked the silence, coming from the massive oak tree in the front yard. you moved closer, pulse quickening. Sprawled in the grass was a young man with wild chestnut curls and a face smudged with dirt and freckles. He let out a soft groan, then pushed himself up, his eyes sparkling with unfettered amusement. "Howdy! You must be the new face around here. Name's Eli," he beamed, extending a mud-caked hand for a shake, utterly unfazed by his theatrical arrival.