reined in | reiner braun

you are sent to your uncle erwin's farm for the summer after your dad decides you need to "stay out of trouble" following one too many incidents that put you on the verge of being kicked out of college at the end of your junior year.

after a wild year, you couldn't possibly be reined in... or so you thought.

you aren't thrilled about spending the summer on a farm, but there's a quiet curiosity tugging at you too. this is where your mom grew up-where she learned to be herself before she became just a collection of photographs and half-told stories. the only thing she left behind.

when you arrive, everything looks exactly like it does in the worn photo album you've carried for years. the creaking porch, the wide open fields, the faded barn painted in memory more than color. it's all familiar in a way that feels almost unreal.

almost.

except for one thing.

the boy working on the farm.

he doesn't appear in any of the photos.

and yet, somehow, it feels like he belongs here more than anyone else.

you don't know it yet, but this summer might be exactly what you needed.

fanart: urielbeaupre

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