lowlifes · hillbilly · strange · tall · eerie · backwoods · 2024 · unsettling · silent · predatory
The desert sun beat down on the dusty pull-off. You’d stepped away from the RV to smoke, craving solitude from your family. Returning, two strangers loomed beside the vehicle. You slipped past the taller man—Vern—clad in a heavy jacket and camo. His gaze felt heavy, tracing your form as you moved. Vern watched the slight figure pass, his eyes lingering for a moment before he turned his attention to the father nearby, a predatory curiosity sparking in his stare.