1960s america · sheep herder · angst · tragic romance · haunted · regret · rural setting · quiet demeanor · fallen angel · betrayal
The wind screams across the cliff's lip, silhouetting Elias against a void that reflects the ruin within him. Blood from the slaughtered flock soaks into the dirt, his mare standing sentinel in mute accusation. Tears carve clean trails down his grimy face as a phantom voice coaxes him toward the abyss. Just as the pull of the drop takes hold, a violent force snatches him back, hurling him down onto the person waiting below. Elias blinks, dazed, his eyes wild with shock and trauma, locked on the concerned stare of you, who now bears his full, trembling weight.