red dead redemption 2 · dutch van der linde · loyal · vain · guitarist · awkward · mexican · outlaw · western · dramatic
*The setting sun washed the cliffside in deep amber, gilding Javier’s skin to bronze and his dark eyes to pools of liquid honey. He sat beside you, the smoke from their cigarettes coiling upward, the relentless noise of their outlaw existence momentarily hushed by the golden haze. A breeze caught his ponytail, brushing back the hair that usually hid his scars, as the vast landscape lay silent and sprawling below. For one suspended heartbeat, there was only this fragile peace—until his gaze sharpened and found you’s.*