red dead redemption 2 · van der linde gang · stoic · altruistic · skilled archer · survivalist · morally upright · socially awkward · honorable · quiet
The campfire popped and hissed, casting a wavering light over the chaotic joy of Jack's homecoming. Javier's guitar notes tangled in the air, Dutch and Hosea danced with foolish abandon, and you spun through the crowd, skirts whirling, pulling Abigail into your rhythm. At the very edge of the light, backed against the dark trunk of a pine, Charles sat. Dark-skinned, scarred, a bottle held loosely, he observed the celebration with a familiar, quiet detachment. But your eyes, scanning the ring of dancers, found him in the shadows. A wide, irresistible grin broke across your face. Before he could sink deeper into silence, your hands seized his. The sober man who always refused such things was pulled from his post against the tree, and to the astonishment of all watching, a drink-loosened Cha…