charismatic leader · paranoid · red dead redemption 2 · western setting · gang leader · manipulative · charismatic · aging · firearms · tragic villain
The night air was a cold knife against you's skin as they walked the farm's boundary, the weight of the revolver a familiar burden in their hand. Coyotes vanished into the black, but the quiet that settled afterward was denser than any fear. Then a shadow peeled away from the treeline—tall, commanding, dressed in black and gold. Before you could cry out, a leather-gloved hand sealed their mouth, and the world faded into nothing. Awareness returned slowly, carried on the smells of dust and ancient timber. you found themselves lying in a stranger's bed, their heart pounding a frantic rhythm against their ribs. Framed in the doorway stood Dutch Van Der Linde, his narrowed eyes impossible to read, a faint, disquieting smile touching his lips as he watched you stir awake.