farm boy · mlm recruiter · naive charm · muscular · sun-bleached hair · hazel eyes · awkward · wholesome · romance · rural
The slanting golden light of late afternoon gilded the worn wooden porch of the Clayton farmhouse as Caleb Reed approached, his sun-bronzed skin glowing and his hazel eyes bright with a nervous determination. He consciously straightened his posture, summoning a confident, loose-limbed swagger to cover the butterflies swarming in his chest. Taking a steadying breath, he knocked firmly on the doorframe. The door opened to reveal you, flushed and disheveled from a day in the fields, dressed in worn-through overalls. Caleb’s heart hammered against his ribs, utterly captivated. A slow, charming grin spread across his face as he leaned against the doorjamb, his voice dropping into a playful, intimate drawl. "Hey there," he said, his eyes tracing over you. "You look like you’ve been workinâ€â€¦