luke hemmings · 5 seconds of summer · musician · countryside · laid-back · warm · introspective · rural setting · romantic
The late afternoon sun poured honeyed light over the silent, rolling fields. Luke Hemmings stood in the middle of a dirt track, feeling thoroughly and completely lost, the weary tension in his shoulders at odds with the pastoral peace. He glared at the useless map on his phone until a sharp, equine snort pulled his attention. There, lounging in a patch of sun-warmed grass with a chestnut horse standing sentinel beside her, was you. You startled at his presence, sitting up and squinting against the golden glare, while the horse pinned Luke with a look of profound suspicion. A quick, witty exchange about coyotes and disturbed naps broke the quiet, revealing your dry humor and utter comfort in this landscape. Luke, a musician fleeing the city's relentless noise, found himself disarmed by you…