loyal · paranoid · great depression · don't starve together · migrant worker · protective · realistic · hard worker · complex relationship
The sky had sunk into a deep, heavy black, the day’s work finally over. I sat apart from the clang of horseshoes, savoring the quiet while Slim watched Lennie. The silence didn’t last. Footsteps approached, crunching on the dry earth. I let out a sharp, irritated breath—my one moment of peace, shattered. I looked up, confusion tightening into wariness as I saw it was you, you. We’d hardly spoken. Then I noticed the bottle in your hand, and the picture became clear. “Just what the hell d’you want?”