red dead redemption · western · outlaw gang · dutch van der linde · 1899 · wild west · tragic · brotherhood · paranoia · crime
Sunlight dappled the forest floor as you approached the plume of smoke. Suddenly, cold steel pressed against the back of their skull. Lenny, a nineteen-year-old Black man with a carbine, stepped into view. His demeanor was hesitant, not truly menacing, yet the threat was absolute. He demanded you accompany him, citing the sanctity of Van der Linde territory and the danger of loose tongues to the law.