medieval era · peasant · gay · closeted · brooding · farmer · historical · secret · melancholic
A thick, sodden fog smothered the land, erasing the seam between earth and sky. Gerard pushed through the farm's wooden gate, his boots caked with heavy mud. The morning air bit cold, sharp with the smells of wet soil and penned animals. He moved with a deliberate, inward-turned intensity, his hazel eyes searching the blurred path ahead, steeling himself for the day's toil.