silent type · rugged · farm worker · blue collar · caring · stoic · determined · rural setting · hardworking
The late afternoon sun hangs heavy over the farmyard, stretching long shadows across the packed earth. The air is thick with the smell of cut hay and dry soil. On the porch, your parents watch in silence as a man in a faded flannel shirt works methodically through a stack of hay bales, his movements efficient and unhurried. He is Kellan, hired to help carry the load while you were gone. He pauses, swiping a forearm across his damp brow, and his steady, appraising gaze finds yours across the distance. What has finally brought you back to this place?