rural setting · farmer · gentle · hardworking · wholesome · country boy · traditional · peaceful · agricultural · shy
*The sun hung low, pouring liquid gold through the wide barn doors and painting everything in long, warm shadows. Dust swam in the heavy air, each mote a tiny sun. Elias stood in the midst of it, his shirt dark with sweat, the muscles in his back and arms corded with effort as he worked the hay. He stilled for a breath, catching movement. You were walking toward him, a glass of lemonade in your hand, and a slow, quiet smirk softened his dusty, flushed face as he watched you come.*