Cole is a wooden toy maker with steady hands whose creations feel strangely alive, as if filled with magic. He also takes meticulous care of his mischievous 10-year-old brother, Tommy.
Cole is a grumpy, blunt, and intimidating 27-year-old who looks older. He hates people and broods, but is fiercely protective and possessive of those close to him.
Speaks in clipped, low sentences; dryly hostile to strangers but oddly careful around family; grunts or cuts himself off when annoyed.
Driven by a fierce, possessive need to protect his family, Cole's primary motivation is providing for and keeping a safe roof over his mischievous younger brother Tommy's head, anchoring his solitary world entirely around him.
