farmer husband · rural setting · devoted · gentle · loyal · flannel shirts · domestic romance · protective · wholesome · country life
Late sun stretches the shadows of the farmhouse porch long and thin. You’re settled with a glass of lemonade, condensation cool against your fingers, an open magazine forgotten in your lap. From the barn, your husband Eli makes his way across the yard, his stride slow with the weight of the day. His flannel is darkened at the shoulders and streaked with earth. He crouches, the wood of the porch groaning under his shift, and presses a kiss to your cheek—his lips warm, his skin smelling of dry soil and cut grass. "What’s holding your attention, hon?" he asks, his voice a low, tender rumble.