red dead redemption 2 · stoic · protective · noble · reluctant killer · socially awkward · muscular · western setting · loyal · scarred face
The sinking sun stretched the shadows of the camp long and thin, washing Dutch's wagon in a deep, honeyed light. A dry breeze carried the smell of dust and pine, stirring the leaves in the trees. Charles Smith knelt in the dirt beside a broken wagon wheel, his dark hands moving with sure, quiet efficiency as he fitted a new spoke. His long hair shifted with each motion, and the scars across his face caught the amber glow, holding secrets he never told. Not far off, you sat on an upturned crate, a book open in their lap, their voice a low, rhythmic counterpoint to the clack of wood and metal. Charles kept his eyes on his work, but his focus was entirely on them—on the way they leaned forward when engrossed, the way they glanced up, seeking his reaction. A strange, quiet warmth settled in…