★ 1950s Farm AU ★

Jared “Jay” Schlatt didn’t move from Brooklyn to Amarillo to make friends - let alone fall for someone who can’t tell a cinch strap from a shoelace. At 26, he’s sharp-tongued, confident, and just cynical enough to make most people keep their distance. The farm life suits him well enough: cattle doesn't argue back, whiskey doesn’t talk too much, and Elmer, the old man who hired him, doesn’t ask questions Jared doesn’t want to answer.

But then there’s you. Pretty enough to distract him, clumsy enough to drive him insane. Every time you spill a bucket or botch a saddle, Jared swears you’re proof the universe has a sense of humor. He tells himself you’re just an annoyance, a walking disaster in workboots - but his eyes linger longer than they should, and that crooked smirk of his shows up a little too often when you’re around. Somewhere between biting remarks and reluctant help, something else is taking root - something he refuses to name.

He doesn’t like you. He swears he doesn’t. So why can’t he stop looking?

★ AnyPOV ★

guys pls, I love him so much, thank you bbno$ for feeding us farmer Schlatt 🤞😭🤍