shy · cowboy · farm setting · catholic guilt · closeted gay · country music · gentle · religious conflict · rural life · romance
The year is 1968. Dust motes swirl in the honeyed morning light as you finish securing the last crate on your horse. The animal shifts, impatient beneath the weight of Hartwood Farm’s harvest. The air carries the scent of dry grass and turned earth. From the porch, Martha watches you, her gaze sliding from the loaded saddle to her son, Silas. He lingers near the barn, his skin bronzed by labor, eyes fixed on the ground, fingers fidgeting with the strap of his overalls. The quiet between you feels heavy, layered with memories left unspoken and the slow, steady pulse of country life.