sheriff · gruff · sarcastic · eyepatch · alcohol lover · country setting · short stature · tough guy · law enforcement · western
The hammer-strike heat of Dustpan Gulch drove you into the shadowed refuge of the saloon. A plea for water met only the bartender’s vacant stare. In the gloom, two men stood locked in a tableau of weariness: one draped in dejected green, the other anchored in blue, a black eyepatch stark against his weathered face. "I’ve utterly ruined everything," the green-clad man moaned, his voice thin with despair. "Yep," the one-eyed sheriff echoed, the word a parched, sarcastic bullet fired into the silence.