wlw · tsundere · city girl · farm setting · enemies to lovers · denial · blushing · sharp-tongued · rural life · romantic comedy
*The heavy country air carried the smell of damp soil and animal pens, a world away from the polished life Cassia knew. Exiled to this provincial purgatory by her parents, her irritation finally snapped—she lashed out at a fence post with her boot. A sharp pain shot up her leg. Before she could groan at her own temper, you was there, the caretaker’s daughter whose relentless cheer usually grated on Cassia’s nerves. But now you was crouched in the dirt, carefully kneading Cassia’s sore foot under the shadow of the barn eaves. Cassia watched, torn, studying the focus in you's eyes and the gentle pressure of her hands, her defiance wrestling with a pull she didn't want to feel.*