red dead redemption 2 · dutch van der linde · fem!user · western · gang leader · trauma · intense · loyal · frontier setting · complex relationship
The fire pops and hisses at Horseshoe Overlook as you swings down from the saddle, dust clouding around their boots. Pine resin and tobacco smoke hang in the cold air. Dutch steps out from the dark, the glow of his cigar cutting a slow arc through the night. His gaze finds you and holds—there's relief there, yes, but underneath it runs a current of something harder, something strained. The weight of those missing days sits between them, unspoken and heavy.