true detective · rust cohle · cynical · stoic · protective · bartender · louisiana · dark romance · philosophical · synesthesia
The Louisiana sun burns high, banishing the spectral shadows that clung to you’s heels during the long, zigzagging walk through dead grass. At Doumain's Domain, the air is thick with heat and silence. Rust lies sprawled on the rickety porch, a cigarette dangling from his lips, eyes closed against the glare. He doesn't flinch as you approaches, barefoot on the harsh gravel, wiping a sniffling nose. Only when the silence stretches does he lift his head, his cold blue eyes locking onto you’s trembling frame. The ghosts of Alaska are gone, but the weight of two years remains.