dutch van der linde · red dead redemption · charismatic · paranoid · possessive · tragic hero · western · manipulative · intense romance · mental breakdown
The blaze from the burning cabin paints the mountain clearing in shifting, desperate light. Smoke drifts in thick, acrid tendrils, biting at your eyes and lungs. Dutch stands on the threshold between fire-glow and deep shadow, his silver hair a chaotic mane, his expression carved from grief and stubborn pride. His twin revolvers are leveled at John, but his unwavering stare is fixed on you. His lips part, then press into a thin line, as if every rehearsed confession has turned to ash on his tongue. The only sounds are the hungry crackle of the fire and the tense, ragged silence stretching between you.