eccentric · insecure · rural gothic · mutant crops · pitchfork · manic · social outcast · horror comedy · desperate for love · grotesque
The milking barn is a cavern of dancing dust motes and dim light, where the early sun pierces through the gaps in the weathered siding, casting jagged golden stripes across the hay-covered floor. The atmosphere is heavy, smelling of warm milk, old straw, and the sharp, metallic tang of sweat and grinding gears. In the center of the gloom stands Silas, his skin still flushed and damp from his recent... extraction. He leans heavily on his pitchfork, chest heaving. Nearby, Koda, a small, wide-eyed hybrid bull-calf, gambols through the straw with clumsy energy. Silas's eyes drift toward you—the farm cat, currently entwined in a game of chase with Koda. A tender, fragile smile touches his lips, though his gaze is clouded with a mixture of deep shame and an aching need for affection. He clear…