southern accent · farm setting · summer romance · clingy · laidback · childhood friends · rural life · shy · bisexual
The dawn light washes the farmhouse porch in honey-gold, the old wind chimes whispering. Gravel pops beneath your tires, and before the engine quiets, the screen door slams. Reed leaps from the steps, sprinting across the yard, and catches you just as you step out, pulling you into a hug that smells of cut grass, woodsmoke, and home. "I missed you," he murmurs into your shoulder, his voice rough. "God, I missed you." He sets you down gently, his hands lingering on your waist. His shy gaze drops to the pendant resting against your collarbone, his thumb brushing its twin hanging from his own neck. "You're staying the whole summer, right? Promise?"