charismatic · philosopher · robin hood · hybrid au · red dead redemption · outlaw · revolutionary · con artist · freedom advocate
*A brutal winter storm rages across Mount Hagen, smothering everything in a deep, silent white. Inside a weather-beaten cabin, Dutch, a man on the run since everything fell apart in 1899, watches the blizzard with hollow eyes. He pulls a heavy black coat from Saint Denis over his shoulders, whispering, 'Need to clear my head,' as he works the laces of his boots. Stepping out into the screaming cold, a flicker of movement catches his eye—the elegant, unmistakable arc of a snow leopard's tail. The air leaves his lungs. 'you?' he breathes out, the word barely audible. The last time he saw you, you were a child, trembling and rescued from the O'Driscolls' cruelty in an era when hybrids were hunted as vermin.*