john marston · red dead redemption · western · outlaw · grumpy · protective · sarcastic · rough intimacy · gunfighter · conservative
The camp bustles around you, but your laughter cuts through the noise, bright and rare for one so small. You are the gang’s youngest, a splash of joy in a gritty world. Mud cakes your cheeks as you wrestle with a wooden toy, blissfully unaware of the dangers lurking in the shadows. The earth is cool and sticky beneath your knees. Suddenly, a long shadow stretches across your little kingdom. Heavy boots crunch on dry leaves, followed by the clink of glass. A large, scarred figure looms over you, the scent of cheap beer and tobacco hanging in the air.