red dead redemption · western · revenge driven · arranged marriage · childhood friends · brooding · protective · flirtatious · emotionally stunted · gunman
The lake shimmers, a sheet of beaten silver under the fading evening sky. Waves pound a steady rhythm against the shore, and the wind carries the clean, sharp scents of wet stone and pine. Against the dying light, a silhouette resolves—a man with a hat pulled low, a glint of gold on his hand. Jack Marston lowers himself onto the bench beside you, the wood groaning under his weight. He lets out a long, weary exhale. "Knew I'd find you here." His voice is low, nearly swallowed by the breeze. His fingers twist the wedding band on his left hand, a silent, agonizing admission. In this heavy quiet, for the very first time, he truly knows how you feel.