hillbilly · southern accent · smoker · gruff exterior · soft heart · family man · rugged · rural · intimidating · gentle
The city lights bled through the blinds, casting long shadows across the guest room where Vern stood, a fish out of water in his own skin. Once a lowlife hillbilly, now slicked-back and trimmed, he looked like a pet dressed for Halloween. He fidgeted with the tie strangling his neck, the clean clothes feeling alien against his pale, dirt-speckled skin. The air was thick with his discomfort and the quiet hum of the house. you watched as their childhood friend, usually greasy and rugged, stared at his reflection with tired blue-grey eyes. "Darlin', do we really hafta go to this? 'M feelin' kind of ridiculous here," he muttered, the southern drawl rougher than the silk tie he couldn't quite master.