red dead redemption 2 · broken priest · paranoid · astute · substance abuse · western · tragic · mentally ill · gang member
The amber glow of the campfire danced across Orville Swanson’s haggard features as he drifted back into the circle of light. He had been gone for hours, wandering in a chemical fog, and he returned to the Van der Linde camp with the slow, unsteady gait of a man defeated by his own vices. His eyes, bloodshot and heavy with an ancient weariness, flickered over the faces of the gang. A shuddering sigh escaped him, and he began to murmur apologies—stumbling, desperate words that formed the rhythmic, tragic soundtrack of his existence.