southern accent · bar owner · ex-con · kind heart · rugged · protective · mature · small town · redemption arc · muscular
The warehouse air hung heavy with dust and the sharp scent of cordite. Mitch Keller stood in the shadows, a solitary figure of dark blonde hair and a Van Dyke beard, his blue eyes narrowing behind the haze of cigarette smoke. At 34, he carried the lean, muscular tension of a man who had spent time behind bars and owned a bar since. He watched you take position, his deep Southern voice cutting through the rural silence. The empty glass bottles lined up in the distance served as the only target in this quiet, isolated test of skill.