Character study writing the same scenario from two different perspectives, Sebastian and Raven (my farmer OC) meeting each other for the first time. Teaser of Raven’s side below, go to the full story on AO3 for the rest of her viewpoint and Sebastian’s side.
Relief washes over me, I’m so glad Robin understands what I’m talking about and seems genuinely excited to help. I had no idea what I’d be walking into when I inherited the farm, it’s been abandoned for decades, left to the wildlife and natural decay. The house structure stands intact, but is overgrown by vines and moss, calling it a shack would be generous. All the outbuildings were reduced to piles of moldy lumber and stone long ago, even the greenhouse in ruins. Robin was obviously embarrassed by the state of the place when she first met me at the farm gate, and is willing to do whatever I need to clean it up, but repairing a decrepit farm requires resources. A lot of resources. And money.
Robin closes her catalogue with a smile and nod, it will take me some time to gather everything she needs to repair the house and build a chicken coop. I return her smile but feel a sinking sensation in my gut. Moving here was not the most well-planned of adventures, and an earlier run-in with a total jerk on his way to the saloon and a red-haired girl who seemed terrified of me did nothing to boost my confidence. -sigh- I suppose I’ll head back to my drafty excuse for a home, maybe stop by the saloon for a ginger ale on the way. Head down, I step around the corner directly into a pair of boots. Black leather with heavy soles, buckles across the instep… jeans, also black, the fabric thin at the knees, but clean… a dark hoodie, zipped, hands shoved firmly in the pockets… frayed hoodie strings leading up to chin-length hair, dark, well-kept… then… gray. Blue-gray, slate, the color of the sea before a storm or the sky at dusk just as the blue is fading away.
