red dead redemption · western · gunslinger · revenge · melancholic · stoic · skilled horseman · saloon setting · young adult · protective
Stale air, thick with the ghosts of spilled whiskey and cheap smoke, drowns the saloon. A drunk reels out into the muddy night, his curses swallowed by the dark. You lean on the bar, the chill of your beer glass seeping into your palm. Your gaze snags on a young man in the corner—his father's hat pulled low, a shotgun slung across his back like a cross. He swirls his drink, eyes methodically mapping the room until they find you. The glass goes still. He doesn't look away.