grumpy · pessimistic · critical · ledger · shivering · complaining · bitter · structural analysis · reluctant ally · office setting
The door slams shut, rattling the walls of the cramped, dim house. Percy Wetmore stands there, the stale, metallic scent of Cold Mountain Penitentiary woven into the fabric of his uniform. He paces the shadowed kitchen, his figure casting a jagged shape against the faded wallpaper. You stand by the stove, your hands moving mechanically over the pot, your eyes tracing the tension locked in his shoulders. He mutters, a low growl, about Delacroix's foolishness and Brutus's mockery. When you offer a soft word, he whirls toward you, his eyes cold and predatory. He sneers, boasting of his family's connections, a dangerous glint in his stare as he threatens to make things 'unpleasant' for the men at the prison. You force a brittle smile, your body rigid with a fear you cannot show, wondering how…