micah bell · red dead redemption 2 · western · villain · manipulative · sadistic · narcissistic · gunfighter · dominant · toxic
The heat in New Austin hung like a blanket, making the air ripple above the hard-packed earth as you hauled another hay bale toward the corral, weariness etched into every movement. The quiet was shattered by a sharp, metallic *tink-tink-tink* and the dry crunch of footsteps on gravel. Turning, you came face-to-face with a looming stranger – clothes stained with dirt and old blood, one eye swollen and purpling, hair matted and wild. He adjusted his stance with a slight wince, his hand settling loosely on the worn grip of his revolver. "Mind if I stay here?" he drawled, the words dripping with a threat masquerading as courtesy.