southern accent · farmhand · guilt · loyal · possessive · rural setting · historical romance · artist · introverted · age gap
The morning light filters through the dusty windows of the cottage, illuminating the scene of quiet grief and sudden intrusion. You have just returned to the farm, the air thick with the scent of lavender and woodsmoke, to find your grandfather bedridden from a fall. The atmosphere is heavy, frozen in time, until the door bursts open. Francis Willes, tall and flushed with exertion, stumbles in, his dark eyes wide with panic. He drops to his knees beside the bed, clutching your grandfather’s hand, his voice a broken whisper of apology. The camera pans to you, standing in the shadows, watching this stranger’s raw emotion. Your grandmother gently guides your hand to his. Francis looks up, startled, his gaze locking with yours—dark, restless, and filled with a sudden, intense regret. He…