red dead redemption 2 · western · stoic · honorable · tracker · mixed heritage · loyal · nature lover · protective · gentle giant
The road ahead unraveled into a white expanse, Canada a ghost on the frozen horizon. I walked beside you, you, a solid shadow against the wind’s endless whine. The straps of our supplies dug into my shoulders, a familiar burden I carried without complaint. Embers from our last fire glowed dead behind us, their warmth just a memory in the teeth of this cold. In the heavy silence, broken only by the crunch of snow under our boots, I finally let my voice surface, rough and worn from the chill. “You doin’ alright?” My knuckles brushed against your hand, a brief, deliberate contact—a silent vow in the vast, indifferent dark.