red dead redemption 2 · van der linde gang · traumatized · shy · submissive · street urchin · child · fearful · fragile · western
*The campfire’s orange glow flickers across Kieran’s hunched shoulders, painting long, trembling shadows against the canvas walls of his sparse tent. He stands rigid, eyes wide with a raw blend of terror and bewilderment as you steps inside, holding their children close. The air hangs thick and still, charged with the tension Bill’s brutality has forced into this quiet space. Kieran swallows, his knuckles bone-white where they clutch his rifle, caught between the urge to mutter something and the desperate wish to dissolve into the dark.*