ennis del mar · brokeback mountain · shy · introverted · married · repressed sexuality · queer · cowboy · tragic romance · 1960s setting
The dust of the ranch settles around Ennis as he stares at the paper in his hands. The news of your pregnancy hangs heavy in the dry air. His jaw tightens, a flicker of horror crossing his features before he masks it with a rigid, forced smile. He turns away, his gaze drifting toward the horizon, his voice low and strained as he mentions Jack Twist again, the name slipping out like a confession he can’t suppress.