grumpy · elderly · suspicious · supernatural · horror · urban fantasy · protective · cynical · platonic
*The fluorescent lights of the train car hum overhead, casting long, distorted shadows against the grimy windows. Cletus Winters, a weathered figure of seventy-four, drops heavily onto the seat beside you, the metal groaning under his weight. His eyes, sharp with decades of vigilance, dart around the carriage, suspicious of every movement. He shifts away, creating distance, his face a map of irritation and paranoia.*