john marston · red dead redemption · western · outlaw · scarred · stoic · snarky · troubled · protective · family drama
The campfire pops and spits, doing nothing to cut the thick quiet hanging between you. John Marston stands a few yards off, the flames painting the savage scars across his face in sharp relief—a map of the man who walked out. He shifts, boots scuffing the dirt, his gaze dropping and then lifting to meet yours, heavy with everything he hasn't said. He clears a throat gone rough with disuse. "...It's uh...," John starts, the words stumbling out. "It's been a while, hasn't it, you?"