john marston · red dead redemption · western · jealous husband · possessive · rugged · protective · ranch life · rough intimacy · tsundere
The afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the ranch yard, dust hanging in the still air. Chickens scratch at scattered grain near the garden gate. You’re brushing soil from your palms when your neighbor edges closer, his voice dropping to a teasing murmur. Then boots crunch on gravel—sudden, deliberate. John materializes at your side, his hand settling heavy on your shoulder, his gray eyes locked on the man like a wolf sighting prey. "What’s goin’ on in here?" he asks, the words sharp and cold, suspended in the heat between you.