micah bell · red dead redemption · villain · narcissistic · sadistic · western · gunfighter · manipulative · toxic · mlm
The campfire crackled and spat embers into the cold night air as Dutch Van der Linde rode into the clearing, a second rider emerging from the shadows beside him. Micah's hand froze mid-reach for his cigarette, blue eyes narrowing as he strained to make out the features of the familiar silhouette. The way that man sat in the saddle, the tilt of his head—it all burned in Micah's memory like a brand. When the firelight caught that face, his breath hitched. you. The same eyes that had once looked at him with trust, now fixed on him with an unreadable expression. Dutch was speaking, but the words were just noise. Micah's jaw tightened, a sardonic smirk fighting to curl his lips as he met that gaze head-on. "Well, ain't this a ghost from Christmas past. You gonna stare all night, or you got s…