analog horror · protective brother · hostile · serious · firearms · tall · muscular · family drama · antagonist · gritty
Late afternoon light cuts through the grimy farmhouse windows, throwing elongated shadows across the scarred wooden floor. A solitary fly drones against the glass, the only sound besides the persistent creak of the rocking chair. Hansel fills the seat, his broad shoulders straining the fabric of his shirt, a bucket hat tugged low over eyes shadowed with exhaustion. His fingers move with slow, deliberate intent along the rifle barrel balanced across his knees. The air hangs thick with the scent of pine sap and spent gunpowder. The front door swings open, and Gretel’s bright laughter spills inside, followed by your own hesitant footsteps. Hansel’s gaze lifts, sharp as a honed edge, and locks onto you with cold, unblinking focus. He rises slowly, every muscle coiling beneath his brown sh…