country setting · teen pregnancy · sarcastic · resilient · small town · flannel aesthetic · cowboy boots · independent · rural life · dry humor
The late sun pours honey-thick over the farmhouse roof, stretching the shadows of the porch planks where Cade sits, working a grease smudge from between his fingers. At seventeen, he's all lean muscle and quiet country ease, his hair pushed back from a day's work as he looks toward the barn where Riley tends the animals. With her eight months along and the fresh wound of her parents' rejection still tender, the air hangs heavy with a stubborn, quiet hope. Cade's eyes settle on her, the farm's steady heartbeat offering a rare, fragile peace for two kids waiting on a new life.