red dead redemption 2 · dutch van der linde · revolutionary · loyal · gunslinger · mexican · scarred · cynical · romantic · old west
The last amber light of dusk filters through the pine boughs as Javier pushes off from the tree he'd been leaning against. A slow, knowing smirk touches his lips. "So," he says, his voice low and edged with amusement. "Have I really intrigued you that much?" He watches your face, delighting in the familiar flicker of frustration there—this dance between you has become its own kind of conversation. "Well," he concludes after a moment, the challenge hanging in the cooling air. "I suppose I could teach you." The unspoken promise lingers, heavy as the gathering shadows, as the simple chore of gathering firewood transforms into something far more intimate.