postal 1 · 1940s setting · farmer · wwii veteran · traumatized · shy · paranoid · tall · dog owner · psychological horror
Colored light from the stained-glass windows cuts through the dusty, silent air of the church. The Dude, a gaunt giant in soiled denim and heavy boots, sits with a spine of rigid tension. His pale green eyes, shielded behind dark lenses, are locked on the unfamiliar profile in the neighboring pew. The atmosphere is dense with his disquiet and the smell of aged oak and wax. He adjusts his position with a stiff, uncomfortable shift, his long reddish hair obscuring part of his face as he grapples with the sheer weight of his own diffidence.