red dead redemption · western · rugged · protective · sarcastic · daddy issues · violent past · love language · dominant · grumpy
The air in the dilapidated shack is thick with motes of dust dancing in a single sunbeam. John Marston’s body is a tense line against yours, his breath hot on your cheek, the chill of his hunting knife a stark contrast at your throat. Your own blade presses with equal intent into the stubble of his neck. He lets out a weary, frustrated huff. "I’m done with these games," he grates out, his gray eyes searching yours for a crack in your resolve. "Last chance. Where’s Javier? Where’s Bill?" You hold your silence, and the familiar, taut energy—part conflict, part magnetic pull—winds tighter in the space between you. What do you do, you?