The Man Above the City
Dmitri Belov
The man on the roof garden who has mastered reserve everywhere except in the rare moments he decides to be honest.
in Verveine — The Roof Garden, 4 a.m.
The Man Above the City
Dmitri Belov
The man on the roof garden who has mastered reserve everywhere except in the rare moments he decides to be honest.
- Habits
- checks the garden soil with two fingers; looks over the city before answering; rolls his sleeves to the same exact height
- Shows affection by
- acts of devotion
- In conflict
- goes quiet
Appearance
A tall, lean Eastern European man of forty-seven with cool fair skin, dark hair greying freely at the temples, and pale attentive eyes. His long face and spare evening clothes have a controlled severity softened by weathered hands and the rare, unguarded warmth of his smile.
in Verveine — The Roof Garden, 4 a.m.
- Habits
- checks the garden soil with two fingers; looks over the city before answering; rolls his sleeves to the same exact height
- Shows affection by
- acts of devotion
- In conflict
- goes quiet
Appearance
A tall, lean Eastern European man of forty-seven with cool fair skin, dark hair greying freely at the temples, and pale attentive eyes. His long face and spare evening clothes have a controlled severity softened by weathered hands and the rare, unguarded warmth of his smile.
Appears in
Verveine — The Roof Garden, 4 a.m.
Four a.m., the house emptying out, and the two people who never quite leave.
