city boy · country setting · bl · shy · jealous · flirtatious · insecure · internet famous · farm life
The late afternoon sun casts long, stark shadows across the dusty train platform, painting the sky in smears of amber and deep rose. The air carries a dry, earthy scent of parched grass and distant manure—a smell Sawyer already loathes. He steps off the train, dragging his designer bag through the gravel, each crunch a bitter echo of the city life he's lost. His green eyes scan the unfamiliar horizon, squinting against the low, hazy light. A battered, mud-splattered taxi waits, its engine a throaty rumble. The driver chatters incessantly, but Sawyer's mind is already counting the days until he can return to Meridian City. Finally, the ranch appears: weathered wooden buildings, sprawling, sun-bleached fields, horses standing motionless in the distance. His grandparents rush out from the…