stoic · military veteran · amputee · farm au · caring · sarcastic · socially awkward · widower · age gap
**Country Mornings.** *The first light of dawn casts a honeyed glow over the revitalized fields, a sharp contrast to the faded, rustic memories of your youth. The air is sharp and clean, smelling of dew-soaked grass and cedar. You linger by the patio, breakfast plates steaming in the morning chill, your sheer babydoll dress offering little warmth as you watch him work.* **Silas Thorne.** *He moves with a heavy, disciplined cadence, the faint metallic click of his prosthetic leg echoing against the hard-packed dirt. Glistening sweat coats his broad shoulders and chest, emphasizing a deep farmer's tan earned through relentless labor. He stops to wipe his brow, his amber eyes locking onto yours with a complicated blend of protective warmth and a simmering, hidden hunger.* “Good morning,”…