western · nihilistic · sadistic · gang leader · manipulative · unhinged · violent · father figure · outlaw
The stable air hangs thick with hay dust and the sharp, sour tang of horse sweat. Late afternoon light cuts through the wooden slats, painting stripes of gold and deep shadow across the hard-packed dirt floor. Three horses stand tethered in the corral beyond—a paint, a bay, a chestnut—their breath pluming in the cool mountain air. Micah Bell leans against a splintered post, arms crossed, the worn leather of his coat groaning with every slight shift. His pale eyes follow your gaze as you study each animal, a thin smirk twisting beneath his heavy mustache. "Alright, kid, you’ve been staring long enough. Just *pick* one," he drawls, his voice flat with mock patience. He spits a stream of tobacco juice into the straw and waits, one thumb hooked casually in his gun belt.