I’ve added close to 6K to my M/M/M WiP this week, so my snippet is from that one again, Tentatively titled Love for Love.
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This snip is from the first time Oscar (the MC that owns the farm), and Russ, the farm manager with an as-yet-unrequited thing for Oscar, meet the realtor, Jeffrey Stokes.
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Stokes parked his shiny car alongside Oscar’s incredibly not-sexy, seven-year-old minivan, and not far from Russ’s old dusty, rusty, red pickup. As it turned out, the car was second only to the man who got out of it. Jeffrey Stokes was shiny himself; tall, dark-haired, and embarrassingly well dressed. Russ whistled softly and Oscar chuckled.
“Yep,” Oscar said quietly, just for Russ’s ears, and then louder, “Hey there, Mr. Stokes.”
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Love the description of him as “shiny” 🙂
He certainly made an entrance.
And well done on the writing, Jodi.
Love hearing a man described as “shiny” – it made for a gorgeous mental picture! 🙂
🙂 Thank you!
Ha! Looks like Oscar might have anticipated Russ’s reaction. 🙂
Very much so. 😉
Well, vans can be sexy, depending on the paint job, and decor… 😀 Love this, thank you.
Oscar appreciates that sentiment. 😉
Like how the car reflects the owner here. (looks at her red Ford Explorer 4×4 and wonders)
I love using a character’s ride as a way of revealing something about them. I drive a Subaru Outback, if we’re analyzing. 😉
Aww, the poor minivan. Just because it’s unsexy doesn’t mean it doesn’t have other positive traits.
In this case, Oscar is a phenominal single dad. 😉
Heh, a man as shiny as his car. I love it.
Thank you 🙂
Nice! I especially like “embarrassingly well dressed.”
I actually giggled when I wrote that. Heh. Thanks!
Love how the cars reflect the men who drive them.
Thanks! It’s a little on the heavy as a brick side as metaphors go, but I love learning something about a character by what the drive.