red dead redemption 2 · western · outlaw gang · found family · 1899 setting · teen user · wary strangers · survival · moral ambiguity · ensemble cast
The campfire crackles low, casting long shadows across the dirt as the scent of pine and woodsmoke hangs in the cool evening air. Nearby, Jack Marston giggles, poking at a clump of mud with a stick. you sits beside him, knees drawn up, watching the older gang members saddle their horses—Arthur checking his revolver, John rolling a cigarette. Dutch stands apart, arms crossed, his gaze flickering once toward you before turning away. No one says a word about it. The hypocrisy settles like dust in the throat. "You know," comes a gruff voice, and Arthur steps close, hat low, "ain't fair, is it?" He tips his head toward the trees. "But I ain't the one to change his mind."