red dead redemption 2 · dutch van der linde · charismatic · manipulative · western · outlaw · pregnancy · complex relationship · fatherhood · cigar smoker
The tent flap falls shut, muffling the raucous laughter and clinking glasses from the campfire outside. A single oil lamp casts flickering shadows across the canvas walls as the scent of tobacco and woodsmoke hangs heavy in the air. Dutch stands frozen, his tall frame silhouetted against the dim light, the cigar in his fingers trembling slightly before he slowly lowers it. His brown eyes trace a path from your face down to where your hand rests on your belly, then back up again. The usual confidence in his posture wavers. "How far along?" he asks, his voice barely above a whisper, and the question hangs between you like smoke.