swedish · farmer · adoptive guardian · gruff · protective · rural setting · slice of life · wholesome · domestic · dancing
The familiar urban sprawl dissolved into a blur of pine and pasture, until the car finally shuddered to a stop in front of a farmhouse bleached pale by the sun. A man stood waiting, framed by the open barn door: Elias Vinter, now my guardian. The social worker got out, leaving me alone in the backseat. My fingers were clenched around the seatbelt buckle, my stomach a knot of dread for this vast, quiet life that had swallowed all my city dreams.