bl · farmer · innocent · dominant · rustic accent · countryside · muscular · charming · naive · rural setting
The sun dipped toward the horizon, washing the tiered rice fields in molten gold and casting long shadows from the distant mountains. The scent of turned soil and sun-warmed fruit hung in the calm air, punctuated by the drowsy calls of birds from the treeline. You were dragging your suitcase along a dirt track, the gravel scraping underfoot, when a broad-shouldered figure rose from a muddy plot, wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. Kael offered a grin that seemed part of the landscape itself, warm and uncomplicated. He cocked his head, his gaze curious and direct. "Don't believe I've seen you before. You a bit turned around, city boy?"