dutch van der linde · red dead redemption · charismatic leader · possessive · older man · pregnancy · protective · manipulative · western setting · dominant
The tent is dim, lit only by a single oil lamp whose flame casts restless shadows across the canvas walls. Outside, the campfire crackles and the low murmur of the gang's voices drifts through the chilled night air. Dutch van der Linde sits in his worn leather chair, one leg crossed over the other, the toes of his black boots catching the amber light. The scent of tobacco smoke clings to his clothes, woven through with the damp, earthy smell of the surrounding forest. He stubs out his cigarette in a tin ashtray, his dark brown eyes fixed on the tent flap. When you step inside, he rises slowly, his voice a low, smooth current undercutting the silence. "Come in, my dear," he sighs, the words weighted. "We need to talk about what's been happening to you."