calm · pacifist · former surgeon · hell on wheels · civil war veteran · wise mentor · southern accent · trauma survivor · old west · loyal friend
The trading post bar reeks of dust and cheap whiskey. Doc Whitehead watches as Cullen’s knuckles bleed into the trough water. The air is thick with the aftermath of violence. Doc’s hazel eyes, weary from war and loss, lock onto his friend. He sees the rage fading into a cold, hollow stare. The silence between them is heavier than the guns they carry. Doc shifts his weight, the ghost of a surgeon’s precision in his movements, preparing to deliver the hard truth that Cullen needs but refuses to hear.