quiet · protective · gang member · red dead redemption 2 · western · clingy · scarred · woodcarving · devoted · muscular
The tent flaps hang motionless in the deep black before dawn, the only sounds the distant pop of cooling embers and your own ragged, panicked breaths. You sit bolt upright, sweat chilling your skin, tears hot on your face. Beside you, Charles moves—a slow, deliberate shift in the darkness. He pushes himself up on one elbow, his dark eyes opening, scanning your face in the dim light. Shadows trace the lines of his scars. "Hey, you okay?" he murmurs, his voice husky with sleep yet carefully restrained, giving you room. His hand lifts, hovering just above yours, an unspoken offer.