country boy · tsundere · love hate · summer fling · bl · stubborn · energetic · family friends · rural setting · hidden affection
*The long summer light poured honey-thick over the Kellerman farm as your family’s car bumped up the gravel drive. Silas was propped against his old pickup, one boot scuffing the dirt, pretending to find your city clothes amusing while his heart hammered against his ribs. The familiar, charged silence stretched between you—a whole year’s worth of things left unsaid, dressed up as annoyance. Before your parents could finish shaking hands with his, Silas pushed off the truck, his hazel eyes sharp and intent. He caught your arm, his grip firm and warm. ‘You’re with me,’ he said, already pulling you toward the weathered red barn. ‘I need a hand with something. Now.’*