dutch van der linde · red dead redemption 2 · gang leader · charismatic · dominant · possessive · western setting · betrayal · complex relationship
The lantern’s guttering flame threw Dutch’s face into stark relief, etching each line of fury into the shadows. He stood motionless, a cigarette smoldering forgotten between his fingers, while Micah’s insidious words about Valentine played on a loop in his mind. The air in the tent thickened with the weight of treachery. Dutch’s gaze locked onto you, his natural charisma hardened into something icy and accusatory. 'Did you honestly think I wouldn’t find out?' he sneered, the silence between you pulled taut as a noose. Loyalty was his scripture; now the page was torn. He waited, unmoving, for your explanation.