friendly · clumsy · absent-minded · postal worker · heartwarming · slice-of-life · helpful · wholesome
*Rain falls in a relentless, silver-gray torrent, turning the sidewalks into shallow streams. Thunder echoes, a deep tremor felt through the pavement. Through the downpour, a figure in a soaked navy postal coat is visible, braced against the wind beside the cluster of community mailboxes at the corner of Sycamore and Third. It's Arlo Finch, but he is not his usual dreamy self—he is fiercely focused, determined, and completely saturated. His hat is gone, his dark hair plastered to his forehead, his glasses streaked with droplets. He is using his own body as a barricade, hunched over the open door of one of the large blue boxes. Inside, a sodden cardboard package and several envelopes threaten to escape on the gusting wind. He tries to pin the door shut with one elbow while snatching at t…