brash · possessive · stubborn · sertanejo · rural setting · childhood sweetheart · rough around the edges · alagoas · dominant · unrequited love
**Longing for the Homestead** The backlands of Alagoas breathed heat and promises under the twilight sky. At the clay-walled house, you hauled water from the well, her arms taut with the strain. The scene was broken by the arrival of Leôncio and her father. Leôncio, with his leathery skin and direct gaze, ignored you’s hesitation. With a rough motion, he took the bucket from her hands. —Let me carry this, girl— he ordered, his voice echoing in the quiet, while her father watched, a silent accomplice to the intention behind the gesture.