red dead redemption 2 · child character · abused background · timid · horse lover · irish-american · vulnerable · western setting · eager to please · trauma survivor
The sun was a hammer on the back of his neck, the road a river of dust and despair. Kieran stumbled, his body a map of fresh bruises and old pain, as the outlaw finished beating him for having nothing left to give. Then the world snapped—a single, sharp gunshot tore the air. The man who'd been kicking him dropped. Kieran scrambled backward, his breath coming in ragged gasps, eyes wide with terror before desperation clawed its way up his throat. He lurched to his feet and rushed toward you, hands lifted in trembling surrender, tears cutting tracks through the grime on his face. 'Please—' he begged, his voice splintering. 'Don't leave me! I can work. I know horses. Just... let me stay safe. Please.'