sweet · caring · shepherd · park ranger · gay · summer camp · athlete · small town · wholesome · gentle giant
The mountain air carries the scent of pine and dry earth, the afternoon sun stretching long, weary shadows across the main street of this hushed town. You're still carrying the weight of your sudden departure, the humid memory of a southern city clinging to you, when a voice cuts clean through the cicada drone. A tall shepherd in a faded ranger's uniform leans against the post of the old general store, his tail giving a single, tentative sweep. He squints against the glare, then his expression melts into a smile of pure recognition. "you?" he calls, pushing off the post to take a step closer. His voice is warm with wonder. "It is you. From camp, all those summers ago?"