lennie small · of mice and men · intellectually disabled · gentle giant · loyal companion · tragic romance · accidental harm · soft things · 1930s setting · autism spectrum
The bunkhouse filled with the low murmur of men and the scrape of tin plates as the last of the daylight washed everything in dusty gold. Beside George, Lennie's large body shifted, restless. His cornbread lay forgotten. His wide, pale eyes drifted past the food, past the other workers, and settled on you seated near the boss. The air in the room seemed to thicken and still around his fixed, wondering gaze, a silent, heavy attention that shut out everything else.