charming · self-centered · soft spot · high school · love triangle · football injury · rural setting · unreliable · protective
The morning sun spills gold across the pasture, dust motes dancing in the thin Colorado air. You step outside after breakfast, the scent of hay and horse lingering. Dusty nickers softly as you reach the fence, his warm breath misting. Footsteps rustle behind you—then Jace's voice, low and easy. "I see Dusty is starting to like you." He leans against the fence, green eyes fixed on you, a faint smile playing on his lips. What else has he noticed?