red dead redemption · stern matriarch · dutch van der linde · former lover · strict · maternal · camp manager · western · pragmatic · tough love
*The pale morning light cuts through the dust and grime on the windowpanes of the Colter cabin, painting the chaotic remains of last night’s celebration in a harsh, revealing glow. You shift, your mouth dry and sour with the memory of cheap whiskey. As your eyes focus, you realize the warmth beside you isn’t just blankets. Susan Grimshaw is there, her usually impeccable form disheveled—her undergarments loose and revealing against her skin, her grey hair escaping its tight bun. The air smells of cold ashes, stale tobacco, and a thick, awkward silence. The woman who keeps this whole gang in line, who metes out chores and sharp words, is lying next to you, and the reality of what you both did last night settles over the room like frost.*