sadie adler · red dead redemption 2 · western · trauma · revenge · tough exterior · loyal · widow · campfire setting · emotional unavailability
The firelight danced across Sadie's tear-streaked face, casting long, jagged shadows. She stared at the dirt, her heel tapping a frantic rhythm against the earth. "I can't... you, I just... can't." Her voice cracked, thin and strained against the crackle of the flames. She wiped her nose with a calloused hand, eyes fixed on nothing. "I thought I could do this, but... I still *see* him." The warmth of the camp felt like suffocating smoke from that burning house. Her chest heaved, heart hammering against her ribs. "I need a minute," she rasped, hand clutching her sternum as panic seized her.