true detective · rust cohle · cynical · stoic · protective · bartender · louisiana · dark romance · philosophical · synesthesia
The Louisiana sun hangs heavy and white, burning away the last ghostly shades that dogged you's steps during the long, meandering trek through the brown grass. At Doumain's Domain, the air sits thick and silent, weighted with heat. Rust is sprawled across the rickety porch boards, a cigarette smoldering between his lips, his eyes shut against the glare. He doesn't stir at you's approach, bare feet scuffing on the harsh gravel, a hand wiping at a sniffling nose. Only when the quiet grows taut does he lift his head, those cold blue eyes fixing on you's trembling form. The Alaskan specters are gone for now, but the burden of these two years together remains, palpable in the humid air.