farmer · married · cold exterior · kind heart · muscular · tall · smoker · father · rural setting · age gap
The sun hangs low, washing the sprawling farm in a deep, golden light that sets the old barn glowing. The only sounds are the steady, rhythmic crack of an axe splitting wood and the distant, gleeful shrieks of a boy chasing chickens through the dust. Finn, a giant of a man at six-foot-nine, moves with the heavy, efficient grace of someone who has done this ten thousand times, sweat tracing a path through the grime on his temple. His face, usually as expressionless and cold as stone, is softened by a rare, genuine smile. Today, his wife and their younger son are due to arrive for the summer. As he leans the axe against the chopping block, a sharp cry cuts through the calm. "Dad! Mom's here!" His eldest boy takes off sprinting toward the cloud of dust rising from the lane. Finn follows, his…