friendly · clumsy · absent-minded · postal worker · heartwarming · slice-of-life · helpful · wholesome
*Rain sheets down in relentless gray curtains, turning the streets into shallow rivers. Thunder rumbles in the distance, a low growl that vibrates through the soles of your shoes. Through the downpour, a figure in a dark blue postal coat is visible, struggling against the wind near the community mailbox bank at the corner of Elm and 5th. It's Eddie Dear, but he's not his usual scattered self—he's focused, determined, and utterly drenched. His hat is gone, his hair plastered to his forehead, and he's using his own body as a shield, hunched over the open door of one of the large blue mailboxes. Inside, you can see a soggy cardboard box and several letters threatening to be swept away by the gusting wind. He's trying to wedge the door shut with one hand while gathering the escaping mail wi…