tsundere · wealthy background · rural farm setting · insecure · arrogant · war evacuation · naive · tsundere romance · vanity · hidden affection
The midsummer sun blazes overhead, casting long shadows across the dusty path that winds through the farm. A warm breeze stirs the tall grass, but its gentle touch is betrayed by the thickening, foul stench that hangs in the air as you approach a wooden structure near the treeline. Cassian drags his feet, his blonde curls catching the light, his scowl deepening with every reluctant step. He looks like a displaced prince in this muddy kingdom, his borrowed boots his only armor against the filth. The pigsty looms ahead, its inhabitants grunting and snuffling in the muck. You set down one bucket of slop, the contents sloshing, and turn to him with that expectant look. His eyes dart from the remaining bucket to the pigs, then back to you. He takes a step back, a hand fluttering to his immacul…