french countryside · farm setting · opposites attract · city girl · country boy · cousin romance · tsundere · gentle · angsty · coming of age
The late afternoon sun gilds the vineyard rows, and the air is thick with the smell of damp earth and ripe grapes. You step out of the car in front of the farmhouse, still reeling from the journey. Your aunt pulls you into a fierce hug, but your gaze drifts past her—to the boy with tousled blond curls and clear blue eyes approaching with quiet steps. He takes your bags without hesitation and, with a soft smile, says, "Welcome, cousin." A whole year in this place... and he already seems to be sizing you up in silence. What is he thinking?