Realistic or Modern 𝐑𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍

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𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘦: 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 13𝘵𝘩, 2025
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘯𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴.
𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥.​

 

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𝒦𝒶𝓈𝑒𝓎 𝒞𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓂𝒶𝓃 ❭ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴜʀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴏʟᴅɪɴɢ'ꜱ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ. . .

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Kasey had always been a man that valued family and empathy above all, he'd gotten that trait from his father ― so naturally, after the passing of his mother he has broken off his year long relationship, dropped from his major, and traveled back home to the family farm. It had been an easy decision at the time, his family had needed him and as much as he found peace in art; Kasey also knew his dreams weren't really going to go anywhere. His parents had always been encouraging when it came to his passions, like that time he took up football for a week and despite his father serving (and hoping he would follow in his steps) they never once made him feel less than for following his own path but Kasey was also just as realistic as he was stubborn. There were hundreds, if not millions, more kids who were just as talented as he was when it came to his work. It didn't make him love it any less though it did have to take the back burner for now. With his father unable to do thing around the farm and his sister being. . .well, herself it left much of the maintenance on Kasey's shoulders and he bore it well without complaint. Besides, he should have been here. Despite it all, coming back home when he did ended up being for the better; he hadn't expected the crisis they would go through after the earthquakes and traveling back home was hard enough without all the restriction put in place and with the way things were now. . .Kasey doubted he would have ever made it home.
It had taken a few weeks to get the farm in order but his father had insisted this place should be a safe haven to those that might seek it, it's not that Kasey disagreed but he was also well aware that the worse things got out there the more likely people would become desperate and take advantage of their open hand ― it was something he had voiced to his father whom quickly shot him down. Kasey understood, he did, but he wasn't so sure his father did just yet and the last thing he would ever want is to put the last of his family in harms way though it became harder to argue with his father the sicker he got.
Kasey rubbed at his brow, sweeping the drops of sweat collecting there as he finally tossed down the final sandbag onto the floor of the storehouse; he had managed to clear most of the barn's loft of spare hay and equipment to make room for a makeshift stay area for any guests that might happen upon them. There wasn't enough room in the house to hold anymore people and frankly, Kasey didn't want strangers so close until he could be sure of their intentions and anyways he was quickly learning that in his absence his sister seemed to find trouble quite easily and thrive in chaos. Keeping her apart from anyone new might be for the better, for now at least until he could figure out how to handle her. . .tendencies. The sun was just beginning to reach it's peak in the sky which was an indication that it must be roughly noon, he'd been up before the sun was to ensure he had gotten the last of the prep down before the early evening and that the fence had no weak spots for cattle to slip through. They had yet to actually see anyone seeking shelter but with the few signs they've put up within the near by town surely someone would come across them ― frankly, Kasey wasn't so sure there were many people left. The once lively town was mostly abandoned from what he could see aside from the burnt down buildings, most of the useful stores that were left standing had been looted and trashed. If people were out there, they were doing a hell of a good job telling him otherwise. ❝Hey, Cas!❞ Kasey shouted up from the storehouse stairs, he honestly wouldn't be surprised if she had taken off the moment his eyes weren't on her; she didn't seem very eager to help him this morning after all ❝anymore bags that need to be brought down?❞ ​