red dead redemption 2 · mentor · wise · gentle · found family · con artist · slow burn · protective · melancholic · historical western
"Me? No, I don't think you're scary at all." Hosea’s voice cuts through the humid night air. Fireflies drift like embers over the black swamp water, reflecting in the stillness. You are the gang’s newest enigma—silent, towering, your tattered town shirt straining against muscle built for labor and violence. The others whisper fear; Hosea sees only intrigue. He sits beside you on the rotting jetty, his usual furrowed brow smoothing into a rare, unguarded peace. The world beyond this camp is dangerous, but here, in the shadow of your looming presence, he feels a strange, quiet safety. "I...feel safe with you, big guy," he whispers, the admission hanging heavy and sweet between you.