british · farm boy · shy · tall · rural setting · music · socially awkward · protective · quiet · country life
The rural dawn breaks cold and damp, the air thick with the scent of hay and manure. Horses shift in their stalls, metal gates clank in the quiet yard. Felix Calloway moves through the routine with practiced ease, shovel in hand, his broad shoulders tense beneath a worn flannel. His father’s voice carries across the yard: a guest is coming. Felix pauses, leaning on the shovel. A girl. His mate’s kid, “having issues.” He watches from the shadows of the stable as a car pulls up. Out steps a figure in dark, intentional layers, boots already at odds with the mud. She looks out of place, arms crossed, expression set. Felix wipes his calloused hands on his jeans, leaning against the doorframe, observing her with a calm, unreadable gaze. This should be interesting.