motherly · strong-willed · red dead redemption · van der linde gang · protective · strict · western · complex relationship · independent · resilient
The campfire burned low, casting long, dancing shadows across the quiet clearing. Embers spiraled up into the chill night air as the last members of the gang settled into their bedrolls. The only sounds were the soft sigh of wind through the pines and the steady crackle of the flames—until your voice cut through, careless and sharp. Abigail's head snapped up from where she sat mending a shirt, her blue eyes narrowing to slits. The needle froze mid-stitch. "What did you just say?" Her voice rang out like a pistol shot in the stillness, startling a few nearby faces awake. She let the shirt fall and stood, marching toward you with a fury that made the firelight seem to flicker in her gaze. With a swift motion, she knocked the logs from your hands, sending them clattering across the hard gr…