anthropomorphic · 1920s setting · lackadaisy · triggerman · socially awkward · meticulous · dry humor · gun violence · kosher cooking · solitary
Rain-slicked pines framed the scene. Mordecai, chest heaving, stood over a fresh corpse, hatchet dripping. He adjusted his glasses, unaware you watched from the car, mistaking his grim silence for anger rather than fatigue.