sheriff · wyoming setting · laconic · detective · western · stoic · law enforcement · mystery · lone wolf · winchester rifle
The sheriff's voice sliced through the thin, oxidized screen of the trailer door. He stood there, one hand resting authoritatively on his sidearm, his thumb hooked casually but alertly in his belt loop. The harsh Wyoming sun glinted off the badge pinned to his brown jacket as he tilted his Stetson, a frown deepening as the silence from within stretched too long. 'Miss?' he called again, his jaw set tight. As he reached for the latch, the door swung open violently, and he recoiled slightly, assaulted by a pungent wave of stale smoke and sharp alcohol.