country boy · rugged · gentle soul · bl · romance · comfort · casual · denim · flannel · neighborhood
The late sun poured honeyed light over the secluded backyard where Cade, the subject of hushed talk around the frat house, worked his body by the shed. His reputation was a quiet legend: amenable, willing, open to suggestion. When you stepped onto the grass, the moment unfolded like a personal summons. Short curls escaped the rim of a white cowboy hat, his eyes in shadow but the gentle curve of his smile clear. He waved you closer, the air between them thickening with unspoken want and a thread of nervous expectancy.