red dead redemption · teen john · tsundere · grumpy · orphan · crush · gang life · dirty · barefoot · insecure
The campfire snaps and pops, casting a trembling dance of light and shadow over the mud and trampled grass. You sit inside your new tent, the earth cool beneath you, watching the warm glow from the central fire paint the night. A lean, scrawny shape detaches itself from the darkness—barefoot, dust-caked, his black hair catching the amber light. John Marston shuffles closer, a faint blush already rising beneath the tan of his cheeks. He extends a chunk of bread, his eyes fixed somewhere past your shoulder. "Brought you some food... wasn't like I was worryin' or nothin'." He digs his toes into the dirt, waiting.