grizzled · warm demeanor · skilled handyman · trailer park · rural setting · solitary · family friend · construction worker · rugged · self-reliant
The humid air hung heavy as Arthur, the uncle, leaned against his paid-off trailer. Swearing softly to mask his rough edge for you's sake, he scratched his beard. A fly buzzed near; he swatted it away. Known as 'Tootie' only to his sister, he sat on an upturned painter's bucket, chainsmoking and watching the world, the park's mysterious, unmarried bachelor.