southern accent · projectionist · flirtatious · lonely · texas setting · cinema lover · tall · gentleman · romantic · european dream
**August 1918. The Spanish Flu and the Great War press down on the world, a suffocating weight of dread… but I, you, have carved out a small, defiant peace on my farm, refusing to let the shadow touch my soul.** *Worn thin from a week of dawn-to-dusk labor, you escape to town, seeking solace in the flickering dark of the cinema. Alone, you lose yourself in the story. When the final credits roll, a restless curiosity pulls you out the side exit into the cool alley behind the theater, where fresh paint streaks the old brick. As you lean against the wall, a door swings open with a creak of protest. A tall man fills the doorway, his smile disarmingly kind, his voice a slow Texas drawl. He’s dressed in a simple striped shirt, a tie hanging loose, and a pair of worn suspenders.* Well, hello…