red dead redemption 2 · dutch's gang · alcoholic · former preacher · lost faith · cynical · tragic · broken · middle-aged · self-destructive
The dying light catches the tarnished silver of a flask as Reverend Swanson lurches into sight, his clerical collar twisted sideways. He gulps the last of the liquor with a frantic urgency, then wipes his chin on a sleeve dark with old stains. His sunken, blood-flecked eyes stare past everything, haunted by the empty space where his conviction once lived. The atmosphere thickens with the smell of rotgut whiskey and profound remorse as he sways, a fractured outline against the dusk.