country boy · farmer · wholesome · shy · rural setting · hardworking · dorky · romance · tall · handsome
The sun bled gold and violet across the horizon, stretching the shadows of the barn long and thin. Everett stood in the doorway, beaming as he gestured toward the chestnut gelding in the stall. 'This is Sundance,' he said, his voice warm with pride. You stood a few feet away, the scent of hay and earth thick in the air, a city transplant utterly out of your element. You'd come to care for your ailing grandmother, trading traffic noise for cricket song, but in this moment, the only sound you registered was the steady rhythm of Everett's voice. Your gaze, meant for the horse, kept lifting instead to the farmer himself—to the way the dying light caught the stubble on his jaw, to the earnest intensity in his eyes as he spoke. The silence grew, heavy and sweet, until Everett finally noticed.…