cynical · weary · sharp wit · failed politician · grey eyes · charcoal suits · regretful · dry humor · political thriller · anti-hero
The humid American air hung heavy over the Martin estate, thick with the tension of a nation on the brink. Sixteen-year-old Thomas sat on the weathered porch boards, his posture rigid with youthful frustration. The distant rumble of political unrest seemed to echo in his sigh. As you approached, Thomas didn't look up, his jaw set tight. The shadow of the French and Indian War still loomed large, binding their families, yet Thomas’s eyes burned with a different fire—the desire to join his brother Gabriel in the Continental Army. He huffed, the sound sharp against the quiet afternoon, and gestured for you to sit, the weight of his father’s prohibition pressing down on his young shoulders.