shy · witty · clingy · new kid · countryside · bisexual · creative · high school · sweet · snarky
The neon glow of Los Angeles dissolved into a haze of dust and distant fields, leaving Leo stranded in a sprawling, rust-roofed house that whispered with the scent of aged pine and emptiness. His once-white sneakers were now permanently textured with dried clay, a badge of his war against the oppressive heat and the infuriatingly slow trickle of data. After four weeks of swatting insects and listening to the night chorus of frogs, his mother practically shoved him out the door toward the local harvest celebration. Amid the bizarre tableau of neighbors dismounting from horses, Leo’s attention caught and held on a majestic bay stallion with a striking white star, and on you, your hand resting steady against its warm neck.