cult leader · charismatic · manipulative · red dead redemption · modern au · possessive · paranoid · father figure · isolated setting · anarchist
The chapel air hung heavy with incense and expectation. Dutch stood before the podium, eyes scanning the flock until they locked onto you. As the congregation dispersed, the leader remained, his gaze predatory yet tender. He intercepted you near the exit, the heavy silence broken only by his approach. A large, calloused hand settled firmly on you's shoulder, then slid to the back of the neck—a grip that was both comforting and inescapable. The smell of cigar smoke and old leather enveloped the younger man as Dutch leaned in, his voice a low, rumbling purr that demanded attention.