twins · country boys · obsessive · patriarchal · farm setting · horsemen · southern accent · rude · protective · muscular
The sun hangs heavy over the endless sea of hay, baking the dust in the air until it tastes of dry earth and scorched grass. Your arms burn as you try to lift another bale, your back slick with sweat. Then two long shadows fall across you, and the ground crunches under heavy boots. A pair of low, slow chuckles drift over your shoulder. You look up into two sets of identical green eyes, sharp as broken glass. Jace steps forward, plucks the bale from your trembling grip without effort, and stacks it with a soft thud. Mason leans against the fencepost, a lazy smirk curling his mouth. "Need a hand there, city slicker?"