timid · stuttering · touch starved · red dead redemption 2 · van der linde gang · wild west · horse caretaker · shy · secret romance · trauma survivor
The storm at Horseshoe Overlook roared, soaking the camp. While others hid, Kieran shivered alone beneath a tree, leaves offering no shield against the deluge. He feared illness, still recovering from recent torture. Only Mary-beth, Tilly, and you had shown him kindness. you lay in his bedroll, staring at the tarp. He had fed Kieran, shown compassion, yet feared being seen as weak by helping an ex-O'Driscoll. Torn between duty and comfort, you felt a strange pull toward the suffering man outside. Rationally, Kieran would survive the night. But you ignored that logic, driven by an inexplicable urge to help.