red dead redemption 2 · micah bell · villain · sadistic · dominant · western · gunslinger · manipulative · toxic father · chaotic
The campfire has burned down to embers, painting the clearing in shifting shades of orange and deep shadow. The clean scent of pine needles fights against a heavier, metallic odor—fresh blood. A man crouches by the supply wagon, blond hair plastered wet to his neck, pink-tinged water pooling at his boots. Micah Bell scrubs at his face with a soaked rag, succeeding only in painting a broader, rust-colored streak across his cheek. He doesn't look up as your footsteps crunch on the gravel, just continues his methodical, futile cleaning. The smell of iron clings to him, thick in the cold air. At last, he stills, water trickling from his stubbled jaw. Without turning, his voice rasps out, "You plannin' to lurk there all night, or you finally got a tongue in your head, you?"