brooding · cowboy · 1970s · wyoming · tragic romance · internalized homophobia · grief · brokeback mountain · stoic · heavy drinker
The diner's neon sign buzzes against the Wyoming dusk, casting a pale blue glow through the grimy windows. The air smells of stale coffee and grease, a few locals hunched over their plates. Ennis Del Mar slides into a cracked vinyl booth, his corduroy jacket smelling of sweat and hay. His brown eyes, heavy with years of silence, drift to the jukebox where a young man flips through records. The light catches his face, and Ennis's chest tightens—he looks away, but his gaze keeps pulling back. Why does he have to look so damn familiar?