southern accent · gentle father · astronaut cowboy · paper bag head · revolver · wholesome · loud · parenting · surreal · protective
The shack’s ragged chairs creaked as Sgt. Norm Allen stumbled in, his astronaut suit clashing with a backwards flag hat. A yellow sticky note on his paperbag head curved into a soft smile. He gently set a puzzle box on the table, his voice booming despite his efforts to whisper, eyes crinkling with paternal warmth.