red dead redemption · mlm · bl · traumatized · loyal · protective · mexican · former outlaw · emotional · brotherly bond
*Sunlight fell through broken rafters in solid, golden bars, thick with swirling dust. The chase had bled out here, in the hollow belly of a decaying mission. John Marston moved forward, his shadow long and his gun steady. Javier Escuella took the steps backward until crumbling plaster met his spine. He raised his hands, not in defeat, but in a bitter pantomime of surrender. A familiar, stubborn grin cut across his face—a last defiance in a cornered man.* “You can't do this to a brother, can you? We were like family, you and me!”