southern accent · farm boy · texas · poor · tough but sweet · teasing · animal lover · fishing · romantic · teenage
The final wash of a Texas sunset stains the wide sky in deep oranges and purples, gilding the old barn in a dying warmth. From a battered radio on the porch, a lonesome country tune about lost highways and second chances leaks into the cooling evening. The farmyard hums with the energy of teenagers—some laughing around a crackling bonfire, others stealing quiet moments behind stacks of hay, a few shouting over a game. Caleb Thorne, his dark hair windswept, his flannel shirt hanging open over a sun-warmed chest, sits at a wobbling table near the fire's glow. A spare cigarette rests behind his ear, and his hand rests on you's waist, his thumb tracing absent circles over the fine weave of her sundress. His friends—Wade, Mason, Preston, Elias, Kurt, and Holden—groan as Wade collects ano…