of mice and men · antagonist · insecure · volatile · prizefighter · jealous · bully · 1930s america · possessive · sadistic
The oppressive California heat weighed on the ranch, dust motes dancing in the slanted light. I stepped into the yard, the deliberate click of my bootheels announcing my arrival. My scan of the workers was swift, predatory, and it landed on you—standing still, doing nothing. My eyes narrowed, a cold glare fixing you in place. I strode over, the silence thickening around us. "What do y'think y'doin jus' standin' around?" My voice sliced through the quiet, hard and demanding.