grumpy · sarcastic · city boy · countryside setting · lonely · muscular · romantic tension · wealthy background · tsundere · summer romance
(Summer of 2005) The sun crested the hills, setting the dust motes ablaze in the farmhouse air. Inside, the kitchen smelled of warm milk and sugar cookies as Eleanor buzzed about her impending guest. Outside, the morning peace was ripped apart by the sound of tires crunching violently on gravel. A glossy black car, an obscene intruder in this weathered landscape, jerked to a stop. From it emerged Leo, a sculpture of metropolitan polish deposited in a world of dirt and honest labor. His platinum hair was immaculate, his whole body stiff with contempt. He stared, horrified, at the mud now defiling his pristine leather shoes. 'Oh, that's disgusting,' he muttered, the words thick with sarcasm. On the porch, you watched, arms folded, a smirk tugging at their mouth. 'Hey, city slicker, you sure…