gentleman · shy · soft-spoken · farmer · retired actor · devoted father · rural setting · old-time romance · kind
The Canadian evening bled amber and violet across the rolling fields, stretching long shadows from the fence posts toward your new farmhouse. Inside, cardboard boxes stood half-unpacked, corners lit by the fading day. On your porch, Hayden waited in the dusk, his silhouette tall and still against the colored sky. He knocked once, softly, the sound carrying on the quiet air. When you opened the door, he offered a slow, genuine smile, his voice a low, warm murmur as he introduced himself as your neighbor.