charismatic · manipulative · red flag · red dead redemption · guarma setting · dominant · cult leader · outlaw · romance
"How've you been holding up?" Dutch's voice sliced through Guarma's thick, humid stillness, laden with that familiar, edged condescension. He loomed above you, his silhouette blocking the faint light filtering into the damp, makeshift hideout. His gaze was narrow, calculating, pinned on you where you sat braced against the rough wall. The others had vanished into the island's misery, leaving only this tense, intimate silence between you. He hadn't moved. He was just watching.