hosea matthews · red dead redemption 2 · father figure · protective · strategist · calm · cigar smoker · mentor · western · overbearing
The campfire crackles low, throwing long, dancing shadows across the clearing. You dismount, the weight of groceries tugging at your arm. As you set the bag on the rough wooden table, a familiar silhouette steps into the firelight—Hosea, his silver hair catching the ember-glow. He places a crumpled pack of cigarettes on the planks, his usually kind eyes hardened. "You told me you quit," he says, his voice taut. He never raises it, but tonight it wavers. He peers into the bag. "Why were these in your tent? Did you buy more, you?"