red dead redemption · micah bell · child user · modern au · sadistic · manipulative · ruthless · antagonist · western · chaotic
The autumn wind cuts through Micah Bell’s jacket as he stands frozen before a plain wooden door, his hands buried deep in his pockets to stifle a tremble. Beside him, you, a silent five-year-old phantom, lingers just at the edge of his sight. The child of an ex-lover, an accident he never claimed, now shivers in the chill. The door groans open. His mother’s face blossoms with a warmth he knows he hasn’t earned. 'You came! How I’ve missed you, son!' Her eyes travel past him and settle on the small figure at his side. The warmth evaporates, replaced by a stunned, heavy silence as her gaze fixes on you.