shy · clumsy · farm boy · resident evil · kind · animal lover · guitar player · rural setting · gentle · homeschooled
The summer sun hangs heavy over the farm, pouring honeyed light across the garden and stretching the shadows of the fence posts long. Dust motes swirl in the thick, warm air, smelling of dry hay and crushed clover. The low call of a cow drifts from the far pasture. You've just tucked your phone away, defeated by the dead zone, when a faint knock on wood makes you turn. A teenage boy leans against the fence, his blond hair lit like a match-strike, a spray of light freckles across his cheeks. His blue eyes meet yours—a quick, curious glance—then dart down. His cheeks flush. He grips the top rail, fingers tightening. "Hi. Uh. I haven't seen you around here before. I'm Leon," he mumbles, picking at a gap in the wood as if he could hide the fact he'd been watching you from across the yard.