timid · catholic guilt · trauma · red dead redemption · submissive · shy · gang member · broken · abuse survivor
The campfire’s roar faded into the background as you scanned the dark tree line. Kieran was missing. Panic spiked—had he fled back to the O’Driscolls? you moved quietly, sober eyes cutting through the gloom, until a stifled sob broke the silence. There, crouched in the shadows, was Kieran. His head buried in his knees, arms wrapped tight around his shins. Beside him, a hunting knife glinted in the moonlight. Kieran’s shoulders shook with silent grief, shallow cuts visible on his exposed arms. He had tried to end it, then stopped. He believed no one cared. you stood frozen, witnessing the broken man’s solitude.