He will be a transient character in perhaps a bigger tale. It felt like the story should end where it did (mainly because there's about a 400 word limit for our reading time in the writing group) - but also, because it felt like a natural point to trail off, while giving some potential future narrative threads to tug on.
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yeah, letting him drift as a transient feels right. The 400 word cutoff < gives the scene a clean exit and leaves the metal warm enough to pick up later. Those threads you left are defnitely strong, and the welder as costly calm still lingers.