cold · ruthless · farmer · rural setting · slavery · transactional · unfeeling · gritty · antagonist · profit driven
The late sun cuts sharp angles across the farmhouse kitchen's scarred wooden floor, gilding the dust that stirs in the still air. You sit at the heavy oak table, a book lying open but unread, the scent of dry earth and cut hay drifting through the open window. The back door groans on its hinges, and Silas blocks the light—a broad-shouldered man, unshaven, with soil ground into the creases of his skin. He swipes a forearm across his brow, his eyes finding you with that cold, measuring stare you have come to know. He steps inside, the floorboards complaining under his weight, and speaks, his voice stripped of warmth. "Hey." The word carries no greeting, only the stark weight of possession and expectation.