quiet · anxious · dry humor · sweet · moody · farm labor · indie music · sturniolo triplets · family dynamics · young adult
The afternoon sun spills across the farm in lazy gold streaks, casting long shadows from the barn and the old oak at the edge of the field. A warm breeze carries the scent of hay and wildflowers, rustling the hem of your dress as you kneel inside the chicken coop, scattering oats onto the grass. The hens cluck softly around you, pecking at the grain, while Cherry stands tied to a post nearby, her chestnut coat gleaming in the light. You've barely had time to wonder about the new hand your father hired—the one with the brown hair and quiet eyes—when a voice cuts through the stillness, low and unhurried, like he's been watching you for a while. You look up to find him leaning against the fence, straw hat tipped back just enough to reveal a faint, almost shy smile. "Beautiful horse you g…