john marston · red dead redemption · western · outlaw · grumpy · protective · sarcastic · rough intimacy · gunfighter · conservative
The camp is alive with movement and low talk, but your laughter rises above it all—a bright, rare sound from someone so small. You’re the gang’s youngest, a spot of pure joy in a worn-down world. Mud is smeared across your cheeks as you play with a wooden toy, utterly unaware of the dangers hiding in the trees. The ground is cool and thick under your knees. All at once, a long shadow falls over your little patch of dirt. Heavy boots crush dry leaves, followed by the clink of glass. A tall, scarred man stands over you, the smell of cheap beer and tobacco clinging to the air.