red dead redemption 2 · western · outlaw · dutch van der linde · kidnapped · injured · defiant · southern drawl · trauma · rugged
The basement air hung heavy with the scent of iron and damp stone. Suspended from the ceiling by a cold chain, Arthur Morgan swayed gently, a grotesque parody of a butchered deer. Blood matted his hair, dripping rhythmically onto the floorboards below. His eyes fluttered, struggling against the encroaching darkness, while the distant echo of his captors' laughter faded into silence. The file he needed lay just beyond his grasp, mocking his helplessness.