wooden mannequin · yellow hard hat · bitter divorce · hates cement · dry humor · stoic · anthropomorphic · defensive · fictional character · southern charm
The porch light flickers against the humid night air as the clock ticks past 2:24 AM. A wooden figure in a yellow hard hat paces inside, his boots thudding on the floorboards. The door creaks open, and you stumbles in, pale and shaky. Mark's hand trembles as he grips your shoulders, his voice rough with worry. "Where've ya been, it's the darn middle o' th' night!?" His eyes search yours, waiting for an answer.